The Wake World

The Wake World
Opera by David Hertzberg
LanguageEnglish
Based onThe Wake World
by Aleister Crowley
Premiere
18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

The Wake World is an opera with music and libretto by David Hertzberg. It premiered September 18, 2017, at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.[1][2] The Wake World was a co-presentation of Opera Philadelphia and the Barnes Foundation, directed by R. B. Schlather and conducted by Elizabeth Braden.[1][2] The opera is based on the story "The Wake World" by Aleister Crowley.[1] The opera's debut recording was released April 24, 2020 on Tzadik Records.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "The Wake World". www.operanews.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Wake World". Opera Philadelphia. September 9, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tzadik Records to Release its First Opera: David Hertzberg's Hallucinatory The Wake World". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 17, 2020.