A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera (1986)

10.0/10 88 min Documentary

Overview

This documentary by Michael Blackwood looks at the development and production of Glass' opera Akhnaten. The film follows two productions by the Württemberg State Theater, Stuttgart, and the Houston Grand Opera.

Cast

Philip Glass

Himself

Achim Freyer

Himself

Constance DeJong

Herself

Dennis Russell Davies

Himself

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