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 |
| Publisher |
Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc |
Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
| Year Composed |
1988 |
Duration |
3 Hours |
| Solo Voice(s) |
Alto, 2 Baritones, 2 Basses, Mezzo Soprano, 2 Sopranos, 2 Tenors |
Chorus |
SATB |
| Orchestration |
2(pic).2.2+bcl.2/4.3.2+btbn.1/3perc/hp/str |
Languages |
Arabic |
| Availability |
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Programme Note
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.
© Philip Glass
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