Special events surrounding the premiere include

a visit to Portland by composer Philip Glass

Creativity and Collaboration: An Evening with Philip Glass | Nov. 3 

Through his operas, symphonies, film scores, experimental theater, compositions for his own ensembles, and wide-ranging collaborations with artists—from Robert Wilson, Sol Lewitt, Twyla Tharp, and Allen Ginsberg to Yo-Yo Ma, David Bowie, and Godfrey Reggio—Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of our time. The evening will feature film clips, live piano selections, and lively discussion. Glass’ unique sense of curiosity, exploration, and risk-taking promises to expand our perspective on his work, being an artist, and on the nature of creative inquiry.
Co-presented by Portland Opera, PICA and the NW Film Center.

11/03/09  7:00pm | Kridel Ballroom | 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205.   
$25 general, $20 members
Tickets can be purchased online at www.nwfilm.org or by calling the Portland Opera Box Office at 503-241-1802.

*Meet Philip Glass at a post event reception.  Limited availability for Portland Opera, PICA and NW Film Center subscriber/members.  Tickets, $75, can be purchased by subscriber/members at the Portland Opera Box Office at 503-241-1802 or www.nwfilm.org.

Portland Opera and NW Film Center present Jean Cocteau's Orpheus | Oct. 17

Prior to each Portland Opera production, NW Film Center will present a film that complements the upcoming opera.  For Orphée, that will be Cocteau's Orpheus, the 1949 film that inspired Glass’ Orphée.  Presented as an optional double feature with Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast for an additional $2.

10/17/09  8:45pm |  Whitsell Auditorium | 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205.   
$8 GA, $7 PAM members, students, seniors, $5 Friends of Film Center
Tickets can be purchased online at www.nwfilm.org. 

Portland Opera and NW Film Center present Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | Nov. 1

One of the most influential composers of our time, Philip Glass is widely credited with bringing art music to the masses. This film explores his creative process in opera, concert, and film (Errol Morris, Woody Allen, and Martin Scorsese are among the interviewees), and offers a uniquely intimate view of an inquisitive and deeply spiritual man.

11/01/09  7:00pm |  Whitsell Auditorium | 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205.   
$8 GA, $7 PAM members, students, seniors, $5 Friends of Film Center
Tickets can be purchased online at www.nwfilm.org.