A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera

10.0 1986 88 min
Documentary

This documentary by Michael Blackwood looks at the development and production of Glass' opera Akhnaten. The film follows two productions by the Württemberg State Theater, Stuttgart, and the Houston Grand Opera.

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Michael Blackwood

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Philip Glass Himself
David Freeman Himself
Achim Freyer Himself
Constance DeJong Herself
Dennis Russell Davies Himself
Richard Riddell Himself
John DeMain Himself

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