| The Voyage | |
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| Opera by Philip Glass | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Philip_Glass_in_Florence,_Italy_-_1993.jpg) Glass in 2006 | |
| Librettist | David Henry Hwang |
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| Based on | Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas |
| Premiere | October 12, 1992 Metropolitan Opera, New York |
The Voyage is an opera in three acts (plus a prologue and an epilogue) by the American composer Philip Glass. The English/Latin/Spanish libretto was written by David Henry Hwang.[1]
The work was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, and first performed there on October 12, 1992 (that date being the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas). The British premiere was in Leeds, England, performed by Leeds Youth Opera, with Johnathon Clift and Mike Williamson as the directors, with Richard Pascoe and Alex Simpson playing Columbus.
- ^ "Philip Glass: Music: The Voyage". Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-12-21.