Work Information
Philip Glass : 1000 Airplanes On the Roof
| commissioned by the Donau Festival Niederoesterreich, the American Music Theater Festival, Philhadelphia, PA and Berlin, Cultural City of Europe 1988 |
| Work Notes |
Music-theatre work in one act.
Libretto (English) by David Henry Hwang. |
Publisher |
Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc |
| Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
Sub-Category |
Operetta / Musical Theatre |
| Year Composed |
1988 |
Duration |
1 Hour, 30 Minutes |
| Solo Voice(s) |
Soprano, Actor (speech only) |
Orchestration |
fl(pic.bcl.wind syn).fl(ssx).ssx(asx,tsx)/2syn |
| Languages |
English |
Availability |
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| Discography |
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Programme Note
CAST
M - female actor, speech only
SYNOPSIS
The character M recalls encounters with extra-terrestrial life forms, including their message, ‘It is better to forget, it is pointless to remember. No one will believe you’. Are the surreal details an accurate recollection of a voyage through space, part of a drug-induced nightmare or the beginning of a mental breakdown?
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