Philip Glass' Walt Disney Opera Opens In London

Philip Glass Makes An Opera About Disney
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Phillip Glass attends performance of new Opera written by Glass, a fictionalised account of Walt Disney's final years at the Coliseum on June 1, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Phillip Glass attends performance of new Opera written by Glass, a fictionalised account of Walt Disney's final years at the Coliseum on June 1, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage)

"The Perfect American," the new opera by Philip Glass that explores the final days in the life of Walt Disney, has been one of the most talked-about operas in recent years.

The piece debuted in January at the Teatro Real in Madrid and was also broadcast online. This week, "The Perfect American" opened in London at the English National Opera in the same staging by Phelim McDermott.

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