Shock opera When we're recommending an opera that lasts five hours without an interval, you're probably thinking we're out of our minds. But bear with us on this one. Although there isn't an interval, the audience is allowed to wander in and out at liberty during the performance. Now that worry is out of the way, we can tell you more. The opera is co-written by composer Philip Glass, who has had a profound influence on modern electronic music. So, if you like Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Mike Oldfield, Aphex Twin, and even David Bowie, your heroes are great champions of his work. Widely credited as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century, the rarelyperformed Einstein On The Beach originally launched its director, Robert Wilson and Glass to
international success in 1976. The work breaks all of the rules of conventional opera. Instead of a traditional orchestral arrangement, Glass composed the work for the synthesizers, woodwinds and voices of the Philip Glass Ensemble. Although non-linear, it is structured in four interconnected acts divided by "knee plays" - so called because they join the acts together. Abstract dance sequences in this reworking are created by American choreographer, Lucinda Childs. Einstein On The Beach, then: Revolutionary, exciting, challenging and yes, quite long, but - especially as this is the first performance to take place in the UK - utterly unmissable. Einstein On the Beach, from May 4, Barbican Theatre, £35-£125
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