Philip Glass

Compared to the publicity blowout that preceded the season-opening production of Lucia di Lammermoor—a wild-eyed Natalie Dessay plastered over dozens of city buses—the Metropolitan Opera’s promotion of the company’s first production of Philip Glass’ 1980 opera, Satyagraha, which opened April 11, was almost restrained.

“Could an opera make us stand up for the truth?” asked one poster. “Could an opera make us warriors for peace?” asked another.  read more »

Composer Philip Glass in the March issue of Details:

Q: I understand that in your early days as a composer, you rented a Manhattan loft for 30 bucks.
A: It was down in the Fulton fish market. I paid $30 a month. My friends paid $25, and they thought that I had betrayed the community by allowing the rent to be pushed up that high. I was deeply apologetic for having destabilized the neighborhood.

Pitchfork is reporting that Sufjan Stevens will join Philip Glass at his annual Tibet House Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall. Nawang Khechog, who makes meditation music that was used in Brad Pitt's Seven Years in Tibet, and Brazilian pop star Marisa Monte are also lined up to perform on Feb. 13 . Mr.  read more »

Philip Glass, the 64-year-old composer of the minimalist  read more »