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        • Philip Glass

        • La Belle et la Bête (1994)
          (La Belle et la Bete)

        • Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc (World)

        Opera based on the screenplay by Jean Cocteau.
        Libretto (French) by the composer.

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        • 1 hr 30 min
        • the composer
        • Czech, French, German
          • 13th March 2026, Zellerbach Hall University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
          • 14th March 2026, Zellerbach Hall University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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        Programme Note

        CAST
        Beauty - mezzo-soprano
        The Beast, the Port Official, Avenant, Ardent - baritone
        The Father, the Usurer - baritone
        Felice - soprano
        Adelaide - soprano
        Ludovic - baritone

        SYNOPSIS
        A subtle reflection on the life of an artist, Philip Glass' second opera based on works by Cocteau, in its original version performed in conjunction with the projected film (with the original soundtrack eliminated entirely).

        Presented as a simple fairy tale, it soon becomes clear that the story has taken on a broader and deeper subject - the very nature of the creative process. Through an extraordinary alchemy of the spirit, the ordinary world is transformed into a world of magic. The power of the creative and the raw world of nature, represented respectively by Beauty and the Beast, finally emerges and allows the world of imagination to take flight.

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