The Photographer | |
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Chamber opera by Philip Glass | |
Librettist | David Byrne |
Based on | life of Eadweard Muybridge |
Premiere | 1982 Holland Festival, Amsterdam |
The Photographer is a three-part mixed media performance accompanied by music (also sometimes referred to as a chamber opera) by composer Philip Glass. The libretto is based on the life and homicide trial of 19th-century English photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Commissioned by the Holland Festival, the opera was first performed in 1982 at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.