An Opera by Philip Glass
Libretto by Mary Zimmerman
with Philip Glass & Arnold Weinstein
Music by Philip Glass
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
An Opera by Philip Glass
Libretto by Mary Zimmerman
with Philip Glass & Arnold Weinstein
Music by Philip Glass
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Jun 14 – Jul 28, 2002 in Goodman's Albert Theatre
90 minutes
A world premiere
It’s an irresistible combination—Chicago’s endlessly inventive director, Mary Zimmerman, and America’s most celebrated composer, Philip Glass, blending their talents to create a world premiere opera that paints the life of the brilliant but flawed genius, Galileo.
Goodman Resident Director Mary Zimmerman has won acclaim for her stagings of such classics as The Odyssey, The Arabian Nights, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and Metamorphoses. Glass, a pioneer of minimalist music, is a true renaissance man, composing for theater, opera, symphony, dance, and film, receiving an Academy Award nomination for his work on Kundun and a Golden Globe for his score for The Truman Show. Their work together on Galileo Galilei is sure to be one of the most talked-about events of the season!
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