Work Information
Philip Glass : The Making of the Representative for Planet 8
| commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera, the English National Opera and the Landestheater Kiel, Germany |
| Work Notes |
Opera in three acts.
Libretto (English) by Doris Lessing based on her novel. |
Publisher |
Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc |
| Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
Year Composed |
1988 |
| Duration |
3 Hours |
Chorus |
SATB |
| Solo Instrument(s) |
2 Sopranos, Mezzo Soprano, Alto, 2 Tenors, 2 Baritones, 2 Basses |
Orchestration |
2(pic).2.2+bcl.2/4.3.2+btbn.1/3perc/hp/str |
| Languages |
English |
Availability |
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Programme Note
CAST
Doeg, memory-maker and storyteller - baritone
Johor, Canopean agent - bass
Klin, tender of fruits and plants - soprano
Marl, keeper of the herds - bass
Bratch, guardian of health - soprano
Pedug, teacher of the young - baritone
Rivalin, custodian of the lake - contralto
Masson the builder - tenor
Alsi, a young woman - soprano
Nooni, a young man - tenor
SYNOPSIS
Doris Lessing's philosophical/mystical novel tells of an Eden-like planet plunged into an ice age that is extinguishing all life. Guided by the overlords from Canopus, an extra-terrestrial civilization, the people of Planet 8 learn to accept their individual deaths and evolve into a collective universal soul (the 'Representative' of the title), that survives physical destruction.
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