In the Penal Colony
Music by Philip Glass · libretto by Rudy Wurlitzer · premiered 2000 · at ACT Theatre
In the Penal Colony is a chamber opera in one act and 16 scenes composed by Philip Glass to an English-language libretto by Rudy Wurlitzer. The opera is based on Franz Kafka's German-language short story In the Penal Colony. It was commissioned by ACT Theatre in Seattle, Washington, where it premiered on August 31, 2000. It has a running time of approximately 80 minutes and is scored for two singers (tenor and bass-baritone) and a string quintet.
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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)
- 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1988)
- Hydrogen Jukebox (1990)
- La Belle et la Bête (1994)
- Galileo Galilei (2002)
- Appomattox (2007)
- Kepler (2009)