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The Death of Klinghoffer

The Death of Klinghoffer

Photo by Tom Brazil

ChoreographerMark Morris

ComposerJohn Adams

DirectorPeter Sellars

MusicThe Death of Klinghoffer (1991)

Lighting DesignerJames F. Ingalls

Costume DesignerDunya Ramicova

Set DesignerGeorge Tsypin

CommissionerBrooklyn Academy of Music

Number of Dancers21

Running Time109 minutes

Premiere Date & CompanyMarch 19, 1991, Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris

Premiere Performance "The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels, Belgium) - March 19-April 2, 1991

Premiere CastAlyce Bochette, Joe Bowie, Ruth Davidson Hahn, Tina Fehlandt, Penny Hutchinson, Dan Joyce, Hans-Georg Lenhart, Olivia Maridjan-Koop, Clarice Marshall, Erin Matthiessen, Jon Mensinger, Rachel Murray, Mark Nimkoff, Mireille Radwan Dana, June Omura, Kraig Patterson, Keith Sabado, William Wagner, Jean-Guillaume Weis, Megan Williams, Guillermo Resto, Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris

Performances & Events

"The Death of Klinghoffer," San Francisco Opera (San Francisco, CA) - November 7-24, 1992

"The Death of Klinghoffer," Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY) - September 5-13, 1991

"The Death of Klinghoffer," Wiener Festwochen (Vienna, Austria) - May 9-15, 1991

"The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Lyon, France) - April 13-21, 1991

"The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels, Belgium) - March 19-April 2, 1991

Media

Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," San Francisco Opera (San Francisco, CA) - November 7-24, 1992

Programs
Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," San Francisco Opera (San Francisco, CA) - November 7-24, 1992

Opening night reception invitation to "The Death of Klinghoffer," Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY) - September 5, 1991

Promotional Materials
Opening night reception invitation to "The Death of Klinghoffer," Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY) - September 5, 1991

Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY) - September 5-13, 1991

Programs
Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY) - September 5-13, 1991

Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Wiener Festwochen (Vienna, Austria) - May 9-15, 1991

Programs
Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Wiener Festwochen (Vienna, Austria) - May 9-15, 1991

Program material for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Lyon, France) - April 13-21, 1991

Programs
Program material for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Lyon, France) - April 13-21, 1991

Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels, Belgium) - March 19-April 2, 1991

Programs
Program for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels, Belgium) - March 19-April 2, 1991

Creative and company bios for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie - March 19-April 2, 1991

Programs
Creative and company bios for "The Death of Klinghoffer," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie - March 19-April 2, 1991

Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "The Death of Klinghoffer," 1991

Photographs
Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "The Death of Klinghoffer," 1991