
Slovenian National Opera 2017-18 Review – La Belle Et La Bête: Philip Glass Adaptation of Cocteau Film Given Extraordinary Showcase
The origins of Philip Glass’ “La Belle et la Bête” are indeed interesting. For many years Glass has had an interest in French film, and in particular a fascination with the works of Jean Cocteau, and in 1994 he decided to write a film score/opera based on Cocteau’s 1946 film of the same name, which was to be the third {…}