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Les Enfants terribles is a danced chamber opera for four voices and three pianos (grand pianos or electronic), composed in 1996 by Philip Glass, to a French-language libretto by the composer, in collaboration with the American choreographer Susan Marshall, after Jean Cocteau's eponymous novel published in 1929 and Jean-Pierre Melville's 1950 film.
Les Enfants terribles est un opéra de chambre dansé pour quatre voix et trois pianos (grands pianos ou électroniques), composé en 1996 par Philip Glass, sur un livret (en français) du compositeur, en collaboration avec la chorégraphe américaine Susan Marshall (en), d’après le roman du même nom de Jean Cocteau paru en 1929 et le film ...
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May 18, 1996 · Les Enfants Terribles. A dance opera for ensemble, soloists and dancers. 1996. 95′. Dance-opera spectacle adapted from the work of Jean Cocteau by Philip Glass and Susan Marshall. CAST: S, Mz, T, Bar; 3 Grand Pianos (or 3 digital Pianos) COMMISSION: Commisioned by Steps ’96, MIGROS Switzerland – Cultural Commitment. PREMIERE:
Les Enfants terribles (1996), Dance Opera for voices and three pianos (1996, after Jean Cocteau's 1929 novel and the 1950 film by Jean-Pierre Melville) The Witches of Venice , children's opera-ballet (1997)
Feb 5, 2017 · Between 1991 and 1996 the American composer Philip Glass created a trilogy of operatic works based on Cocteau’s writings. Les Enfants Terribles, for three pianos and a cast of singers and...
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. [1] [2] [3] [4] Glass's work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers.
