This is the fictional character, created by Phillip Glass and based on the physicist Albert Einstein, that appears in the opera "Einstein on the Beach".
Albert Einstein
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Philip Glass
Philip Morris Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public (along with precursors such as Richard Strauss, Kurt Weill and...
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