Overview

This seminal work of avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson arrives full-circle, coming to France, the site of its 1976 Avignon Festival world premiere, at the tail end of this 2014 revival tour for a landmark Theâtre du Châtelet production and a first ever filming by award-winning arts filmmaker Don Kent. Eschewing conventional narrative, the opera revolves loosely around pacifist Einstein’s relationship to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Cast

Helga Davis, Kate Moran, Jasper Newell, Charles Williams, Antoine Silverman, Katie Dorn, Katherine Helen Fisher, Sarah Hillmon

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What is "Einstein on the Beach" about?

This seminal work of avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson arrives full-circle, coming to France, the site of its 1976 Avignon Festival world premiere, at the tail end of this 2014 revival tour for a landmark Theâtre du Châtelet production and a first ever filming by award-winning arts filmmaker Don Kent. Eschewing conventional narrative, the opera revolves loosely around pacifist Einstein’s relationship to the creation of the atomic bomb.

When was "Einstein on the Beach" released?

Einstein on the Beach was released in 2014.

Who stars in "Einstein on the Beach"?

The cast includes Helga Davis, Kate Moran, Jasper Newell, Charles Williams.