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Work: Fall of the House of Usher

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ComposerGlass, Philip (b. 1937)
PeriodContemporary
Year1987
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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Boston Lyric Opera falls into strange intersections with Glass and Poe

Director James Farrah and writer Raúl Santos' realization of Glass’ Fall of the House of Usher is a work of unbridled creativity, an engrossing film which might have benefited from a bridle. 

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Long Beach Opera's curious take on Glass' Fall of the House of Usher

Is there a more exciting opera company than Long Beach Opera in Southern California – or even anywhere west of Santa Fe? With the Dorothy Chandler’s house company and even local opera outfits seemingly content with just cranking out production after production of the same three Puccini operas ad infinitum and often ad nauseum, it’s heartening to see a company that views opera not as a dusty museum
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Heilsame Philip Glass-Kammeroper von Opera2Day

Mit einer ungewöhnlichen Publikumsbefragung zu Beginn, beschreitet Opera2Day neue Wege der Kunstform.
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