Waiting for the Barbarians (opera)

Waiting for the Barbarians
Opera by Philip Glass
Glass in 2006
LibrettistChristopher Hampton
LanguageEnglish
Based onWaiting for the Barbarians
by John M. Coetzee
Premiere
10 September 2005 (2005-09-10)

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.