American Bang on a Can composer David Lang is fascinated by Beethoven's Fidelio, his only opera – for chamber orchestra, large male choir and four soloists. Taking Fidelio as his basis, Lang constructs a brand-new musical drama. The abuses portrayed are topical and of all times. The orchestra is both actor and eyewitness in the chronicle of an evil government and the fall of a political tyrant.

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interview: David Lang

On the occasion of the world premiere of his opera Prisoner of the State, the New York Philharmonic conducted this interview with Pulitzer Prize winner and composer David Lang.

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