Monsters of Grace

Monsters of Grace
Multimedia chamber opera by Philip Glass
Glass in 2006
LibrettistJalaluddin Rumi
Premiere
September 9, 1998 (1998-09-09)

Monsters of Grace is a multimedia chamber opera in 13 short acts directed by Robert Wilson, with music by Philip Glass and libretto from the works of 13th-century Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi. The title is said to be a reference to Wilson's corruption of a line from Hamlet: "Angels and ministers of grace defend us!" (1.4.39).