# Einstein on the Beach, an opera performed by the Grand Théâtre de Genève

- Institution: CERN
- Department: Open Days Events - 14-15 September 2019
- Year: 2019
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3002261)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

An excerpt of the opera Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson, performed by the Einstein-Ensemble, specially composed with students of the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève - HEM for the performance at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Einstein on the Beach is a masterclass in how to create a work on Einstein's theory of relativity without being a physicist, besides, what kind of physicist would want to do that? The flow of the music forms the base for a meditation on the passing of time, spaces and events. The opera is considered to be one of the most important musical creations of the twentieth century.

- Set-up: performance with reddish lights and only keyboard connected, 4 singers and 1 violinist) - Video without SOUND.

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## Lectures

1. [Einstein on the Beach, an opera performed by the Grand Théâtre de Genève](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3002261/84bef871475a), 18 min (CERN's player)