The history of twentieth century opera. 1980A.
1980: Post-modernism is taking over the world of Opera, so is minimalism.
In 1980, the big names are Karlheinz Stockhausen and Philip Glass, but there is a lot more.
In today’s programme fragments of:
· Karlheinz Stockhausen- Donnerstag aus Licht
· Philip Glass- Satyagraha
· Alan Hovhannes- symphony no. 34; I. Largo Cadenza
Some more opera and operetta productions from 1980:
· Gottfried von Einem- Jesu Hochzeit
· Thomas Pasatieri
· Đỗ Nhuận- Nguyễn Trãi
· Necil Kazim Akes- Mimar Sinan
· Wang Shiguang and Cai Kexiang – The Hundredth Bride 《第一百个新娘》
· Giselher Klebe- Der Jüngste Tag
· Lorenzo Ferrero- Marilyn
· Federico Torroba- El poeta
· Kirke Mechem- Tartuffe
· Oliver Knussen- Where the Wild Things are
· Thomas Pasatieri- Before Breakfast
· Salvatore Sciarrino- Cailles and sarcophagi. Atti per un mueo delle ossessioni
· Vladimir Kobekin- Diary of a Madman (Дневниксумасшедшего)
· Vladimir Kobekin- Swan Song (Лебединаяпесня)
· Lorenzo Ferrero- Marilyn
