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Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

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The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents their collaboration on this tradition breaking opera.

DirectorMark Obenhaus
ProducerChris Ann Verges

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Cast · Directed by Mark Obenhaus

PGPhilip Glass
Philip Glass
composer (himself)
LCLucinda Childs
Lucinda Childs
choreographer (herself)
WLWill Lyman
Will Lyman
narrator (himself)
RWRobert Wilson
Robert Wilson
director (himself)

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Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 2, 1985. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.