I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Music by John Adams (composer) · libretto by June Jordan · premiered 1995 · at Zellerbach Playhouse
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky is a 1995 "song play" with music composed by John Adams and a libretto by June Jordan. The work is scored for three mezzo sopranos, high tenor, tenor and two baritones, accompanied by an ensemble comprising two reed players (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone), three keyboards (piano, keyboard samplers), acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass guitar (doubling on double bass) and drum set (doubling on MIDI drums).
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About the Composer
John Adams (composer) is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by John Adams (composer)
- A Flowering Tree
- El Niño (2000)
- Doctor Atomic (2005)
- Girls of the Golden West (2017)
- Antony and Cleopatra (2022)