Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) was long considered a masterpiece before Philip Glass decided to write an opera that would meld with the classic 1946 film on stage. Glass’ ...

The curtain rises on one of San Francisco's most exciting arts events of the year next week as Opera Parallèle presents the world premiere of its innovative take on "La Belle et La Bête" (Beauty and ...

A new presentation of the classic fairytale La Belle et la Bête blurs the boundaries of film and opera, fusing Jean Cocteau's 1946 film with a powerful and arresting score by Philip Glass, thus ...

A surprising statement about Philip Glass’ “La Belle et la Bête” (Beauty and the Beast): “When it begins and you see the film and hear the singing, you don’t know where to look, you don’t understand ...

Composer’s genre-defying ‘La Belle et la Bete’ will be performed to Jean Cocteau’s classic 1946 film. Josette Day and Jean Marais in Jean Cocteau's "The Beauty and the Beast." The 1946 film will be ...

Fort Worth Opera presents Philip Glass’s mesmerizing fusion of opera and film. This performance also launches the company’s Pay What You Can program, sponsored by the Claytor Family Charitable ...

This astonishingly original presentation of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast blurs the distinctions between film and live opera, merging Jean Cocteau's classic 1946 romantic fantasy with Philip ...