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Waiting for the Barbarians is an opera in two acts composed by Philip Glass, with libretto by Christopher Hampton based on the 1980 novel of the same name by South African-born author John M. Coetzee. The opera was commissioned by the Theater Erfurt in Erfurt, Germany.
Waiting for the Barbarians is a novel by the South African writer J. M. Coetzee. First published in 1980, it was chosen by Penguin for its series Great Books of the 20th Century and won both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for fiction.
- John Maxwell Coetzee
- 1980
A piece done for web and television for Austin Lyric Opera's American premiere of Philip Glass' "Waiting for the Barbarians".
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PREMIERE: September 10, 2005 at Erfurt Theater in Erfurt (Germany) directed by Guy Montavon and music conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. SYNOPSIS: Waiting for the Barbarians is a harrowing allegory of the war between oppressors and the oppressed.
Jun 15, 2023 · Waiting for the Barbarians. Opera in two acts. Libretto by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by John M. Coetzee. Waiting for the Barbarians is a harrowi...
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Jun 27, 2023 · Waiting for the Barbarians. Opera in two acts. Libretto by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by John M. Coetzee. Waiting for the Barbarians is a harrowi...
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The opera comprises two acts of 14 and 10 scenes and first performed in September 2005 at the Theatre Erfurt in Germany. It is well recorded here and can be recommended.
