1000 Airplanes on the Roof
Music by Philip Glass · at Wien-Schwechat Airport
1000 Airplanes on the Roof is a melodrama in one act with music by Philip Glass, text by David Henry Hwang, and projections by Jerome Sirlin. Glass described it as "a science fiction music drama". The work was commissioned by the Donau Festival, Krems an der Donau, the American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia, and West Berlin City Council in 1988. It premiered on July 15 of that year at the Vienna Airport in Hangar #3. The performance featured vocals by Linda Ronstadt and was conducted by Michael Riesman. The US premiere took place in September 1988 at the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia and went on to play in 40 North American cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago and Toronto, as well as Glasgow during that city's celebration as European City of Culture.
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About the Composer
Philip Glass is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Philip Glass
- Einstein on the Beach (1976)
- Akhnaten (1983)
- Hydrogen Jukebox (1990)
- La Belle et la Bête (1994)
- In the Penal Colony (2000)
- Galileo Galilei (2002)
- Appomattox (2007)
- Kepler (2009)