The Cave (opera)

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The Cave is a multimedia opera in three acts by Steve Reich to an English libretto by his wife Beryl Korot. It was first performed in 1994 by the Steve Reich Ensemble and conducted by Paul Hillier.

Contents

[edit] Plot

Steve Reich and Beryl Korot ask questions like "Who is Sarah?" and "Who is Ismael?" from Israeli, Palestinian and American interviewees.

[edit] Act I

  1. Typing Music (Genesis XVI)
  2. Who is Abraham?
  3. Genesis XII
  4. Who is Sarah?
  5. Who is Hagar?
  6. Typing Music Repeat
  7. Who is Ismael?
  8. Genesis XVIII
  9. Who is Isaac?
  10. Genesis XXI
  11. The casting out of Ishmael and Hagar
  12. Machpelah Commentary
  13. Genesis XXV ( Chanted in Hebrew from the Torah by Ephrim Isaac )
  14. Interior of the Cave

[edit] Act II

  1. Surah 3 (chanted in Arabic from the Koran by Sheikh Dahoud Atalah, Muqri of Al-Aksa Mosque)
  2. Who is Ibrahim?
  3. Who is Hajar?
  4. The near sacrifice
  5. El Khalil Commentary
  6. Interior of the cave

[edit] Act III

  1. Who is Abraham?
  2. Who is Sarah?
  3. Who is Hagar?
  4. Who is Ishmael?
  5. The Binding of Isaac
  6. The Cave of Macpelah

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