Philip Glass- Fall of the House of Usher Opera
This piece was premiered on May 18, 1988 and the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA. The piece had been commissioned by the theater and the Kentucky Opera. The piece consists of two acts and was intended to be performed by an ensemble and soloists. Glass was responsible for the composition while the vocal aspect was the work of Arthur Yorinks. All materials were based on the story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.
The ideas of implied, yet unstated, homosexuality, incest, murder, and the supernatural are captured throughout the piece and attempt to convey Poe's original thematic intentions.
The ideas of implied, yet unstated, homosexuality, incest, murder, and the supernatural are captured throughout the piece and attempt to convey Poe's original thematic intentions.
Poe's Ultimate Playlist
http://www.houseofusher.net/songs.html