| Waiting for the Barbarians | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Philip Glass | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Philip_Glass_in_Florence,_Italy_-_1993.jpg) Glass in 2006 | |
| Librettist | Christopher Hampton |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Waiting for the Barbarians by John M. Coetzee |
| Premiere | 10 September 2005 |
Waiting for the Barbarians is an opera in two acts composed by Philip Glass, with libretto by Christopher Hampton based on the 1980 novel of the same name by South African-born author John M. Coetzee. The opera was commissioned by the Theater Erfurt in Erfurt, Germany.