The Perfect American
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The Perfect American is an opera in two acts[1][2] composed in 2011–12[1] by Philip Glass. It is an adaptation of the Peter Stephan Jungk novel, Der König von Amerika, a fictional work that re-imagines Walt Disney in his later years as a power-hungry racist. It was commissioned by the Teatro Real in Madrid in co-production with the English National Opera in London.
The Perfect American | |
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Opera by Philip Glass | |
Librettist | Rudy Wurlitzer |
Language | English |
Based on | Der König von Amerika by Peter Stephan Jungk |
Premiere |
The world premiere of the work took place at the Teatro Real on 22 January 2013 with Dennis Russell Davies conducting and directed by Phelim McDermott.[3] The first English production was on 1 June 2013 by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum, under the direction of Gareth Jones.[4][5]
Jones and McDermott directed the third production with Opera Queensland (Australia) for the Brisbane Festival, commencing 15 September 2014.[6] Christopher Purves, the baritone who sang the role of Walt, and Marie McLaughlin who played the role of Walt’s wife, also participated in a televised TV chat show about the opera along with McDermott.[7]
The Madrid premiere was broadcast live on medici.tv and recorded for subsequent DVD release.