Einstein on the Beach

Plot Summary

This seminal work of avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson arrives full-circle, coming to France, the site of its 1976 Avignon Festival world premiere, at the tail end of this 2014 revival tour for a landmark Theâtre du Châtelet production and a first ever filming by award-winning arts filmmaker Don Kent. Eschewing conventional narrative, the opera revolves loosely around pacifist Einstein’s relationship to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Top Cast

Helga Davis Featured Performer

Kate Moran Featured Performer

Jasper Newell Boy

Charles Williams Mr. Johnson

Antoine Silverman Einstein (Solo Violinist)