La Belle et la Bête (opera)
Opera by Philip Glass / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about La Belle et la Bête (opera)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
La Belle et la Bête (The Beauty and the Beast) is an opera for ensemble and film, composed in 1994 by Philip Glass based on a libretto in French by the composer according to the script of the film by Jean Cocteau released in 1946. This is the second part of a trilogy in homage to the French poet after Orphée (1993) and before Les Enfants terribles (1996). The world premiere of the work took place on 4 June 1994 in Seville, with Michael Riesman conducting.[1][2]
La Belle et la Bête | |
---|---|
Opera by Philip Glass | |
Translation | The Beauty and the Beast |
Librettist | Philip Glass |
Language | French |
Based on | Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast |
Premiere |
The work has been played more than 90 times around the world,[3] in particular at the Brooklyn Academy of Music of New York on 17 December 1994 for the American premiere[4] and at the Cité de la musique in Paris on 17 January 2003 for the French premiere.[5]