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If you want straightforward opera of the Verdi type, then Shadowtime is not for you. But if you are a very visual person who likes a challenge and a modern piece of work that forces you to think along with it every step of the way, and if you love good poetry, then Shadowtime is a great and unique artistic experience that you will never forget.

After Munich, Shadowtime will be performed in Paris, then London, and then it goes across the pond for a New York performance.

Bernstein's libretto, plain and simple, is the finest contemporary libretto that I know of. For the sake of new music and the somewhat ailing standards of libretto writing in general, one can only hope that Bernstein will continue to take time out from his busy teaching and book writing schedule to remain involved in music and write more librettos in the years to come.