How we made: Philip Glass and Robert Wilson on Einstein on the Beach

'I asked Philip Glass how he composed – and he gave me a mathematical equation'Philip Glass, composerBob and I met in 1973. I went to see a show of his called The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin, a silent piece that lasted 12 hours, from 7pm to 7am; in the morning we ended up in his rehearsal space in Manhattan. We got on immediately. We decided we would meet every week for lunch. And within a few months, we began to work on a piece.When we started talking about a subject, I suggested Gandh...

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