This is for e_ticket

[albadger]

New York City Opera Commissions Philip Glass to Compose an Opera Based on the Life of Walt Disney

(New York, NY, September 29, 2008) Following a meeting of New York City Opera’s Board of Directors, Gerard Mortier, General Manager Designate today announced that City Opera is commissioning Philip Glass to compose a new opera, The Perfect American, which imaginatively explores the life and career of Walt Disney. Based on the recent novel Der König von Amerika (translated into English as The Perfect American) by Peter Stephan Jungk, the opera, presented in collaboration with Improbable, is scheduled to open City Opera’s 2012-2013 season.

The whole press release here.

Comments

[faghatesgods.livejournal.com]

phillip glass?

Did Walt have OCD? That would poetically connect the character to the endless repetitive soul-crushing arpeggios that the opera is bound to be comprised of!

[winstonthriller.livejournal.com]

Yes, but

Would it get some wind for the sailboat. And it could get those for it is.

It could get the railroad for these workers. It could be a balloon.

It could be Franky, it could be very fresh and clean, it could be.

It could get some gasoline shortest one it could be.

Al these are the days my friends and these are the days my friends.

Look..., batch catch hatch latch match patch watch snatch scratch....

Look.

[winstonthriller.livejournal.com]

Mussy Messy Mussy Messy Mussy Messy

[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

Do you suppose they'll have him thawed out in time for the premier?!?!?!?!?