The history of twentieth century opera. 1980B.
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:
Oliver Knussen- Where the Wild Things are
Thomas Pasatieri- Before Breakfast
Mieczysław Weinberg- Symfonie No 14
Some more Opera and operetta productions from 1980:
Karlheinz Stockhausen- Donnerstag aus Licht
Philip Glass- Satyagraha
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
Salvatore Sciarrino- Cailles en sarcophagi. Atti per un mueo delle ossessioni
Vladimir Kobekin- Diary of a Madman (Дневник сумасшедшего)
Vladimir Kobekin- Swan Song (Лебединая песня)
Lorenzo Ferrero- Marilyn