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Philip Glass Spreads His Wings on the First Complete Recording of 1000 Airplanes on the Roof

Portland Mercury 12 Mar 2026
On March 6, Philip GlassOrange Mountain Music record label released a recording of 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, a 1988 “science fiction music drama” composed by Glass, with libretto written by David Henry Hwang.
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Review: Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' is back at LA Opera, this time with a magnificent John Holiday

Hastings Tribune 09 Mar 2026
LOS ANGELES — By my count, Philip Glass has written 28 operas, the same number as Verdi. The count is iffy because Glass pushes the boundaries between what we tend to call opera and the fuzzier idea of music theater ... .
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Philip Glass canceled a Kennedy Center show, but this conductor brings his work center stage ...

The Los Angeles Times 27 Feb 2026
Opera debut this Saturday with a production of “Akhnaten” by Philip Glass, running through late March ... 'While Philip Glass has pulled out of Kennedy Center, his music will be front and center at our production,' a rep for L.A.
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BSO to perform Philip Glass’ controversial ‘Lincoln’ symphony next year

Baltimore Sun 25 Feb 2026
The Baltimore-born composer Philip Glass is bringing “Lincoln,” his widely anticipated new composition celebrating the life of the 16th U.S ... Glass made headlines last month when he abruptly ...
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From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here’s a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations

New York Times 03 Feb 2026
More than two dozen musicians, dancers, theater companies and other creative groups have pulled out of performing at the Kennedy Center since President Trump returned to the White House ... .
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Philip Glass' last work is a direct 'warning' about Trump: legal scholar

Alternet 29 Jan 2026
President Donald Trump's influence on Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (which the president has added his name to) has now spread to legendary composer Philip Glass.
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Kennedy Center Philip Glass

Dothan Eagle 28 Jan 2026
Kennedy Center Honoree composer Philip Glass arrives Dec. 1, 2018, at the State Department in Washington for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner ... .
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Composer Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center premiere

Omaha World-Herald 28 Jan 2026
NEW YORK — Prize-winning composer Philip Glass called off a scheduled world premiere of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the center's previous leaders ... .
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