Einstein on the Beach: An Opera in Four Acts : Full Score by Glass and Robert Wilson, Philip - n/a

[PHILIP GLASS, ANDREW DE GROAT, SIGNED; EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, EOS ENTERPRISES, RARE] EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH – AN OPERA IN FOUR ACTS by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass, with choreography by Andrew de Groat, edited by Vicky Alliata, inscribed by Philip Glass on title page ""Thanks for being there, Philip Glass" and Andrew de Groat "Best wishes and [?]", published by EOS Enterprises, Inc., New York, undated/but 1978 (WorldCat/OCLC reference], paperback, 6-1/2" high x 11" across, 44 pages, varied content including music scores, storyboard illustrations, choreography diagrams, text from performance, and essays in English, Italian, and French, RARE EDITION, less than 5 of this edition recorded at WorldCat/OCLC with a couple of these being the signed limited hardcover edition (8/17/21), only one (unsigned) found for sale online (8/17/21), no signed copies found for sale and apparently only one or two in library holdings, this edition was published following the opera's premier performance in France in 1976… Read More

[New York: Byrd Hoffmann Foundation, 1976. Unbound. Fine. Poster. Measuring 23¾" x 36". Very slight curl from being gently rolled, nominal creasing mostly confined to the extremities, just about fine. Signed by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson. An early state of the poster for the original 1976 production, printing only the title and Landry's iconic black and white photograph of two leaping dancers (with Landry's printed photo credit). Reportedly the poster came from someone who worked for the advertising agency who designed the poster; the final printed poster has detailed printed information about the production. Photographer Richard Landry was a founding member of the Philip Glass Ensemble and played with the group until 1981. "Einstein on the Beach" premiered on July 25, 1976, at the Avignon Festival in France, performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble and presented by the Byrd Hoffmann Foundation. The opera was also staged that summer in Hamburg, Paris, Belgrade, Venice, Brussels, Rotterdam.… Read More