Waiting for the Barbarians

Album by Philip Glass

Waiting for the Barbarians is a recording of Philip Glass’s two-act opera based on J. M. Coetzee’s novel, with a libretto by Christopher Hampton. In a minimalist idiom, it centres on themes of imperialism, state violence, and moral responsibility.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1. Prelude
    5:06
  2. 2.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene One. “In fact, we never had a prison”
    6:38
  3. 3.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Two. Dreamscape no. 1
    3:43
  4. 4.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Three. “You sent for me.”
    8:48
  5. 5.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Four. “You’re working late.”
    4:27
  6. 6.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Five. “Normally speaking, we would never approve of torture…”
    3:29
  7. 7.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Six. “Take off your cap”
    7:11
  8. 8.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Seven. Dreamscape no. 2
    2:36
  9. 9.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Eight. “Do you like living in the town?”
    8:45
  10. 10.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Nine. “…To demonstrate our strength to the barbarians”
    5:45
  11. 11.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Ten. “Did you have a good evening?”
    4:09
  12. 12.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Eleven. Dreamscape no. 3
    2:47
  13. 13.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Twelve. “What is it?”
    2:40
  14. 14.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Thirteen. “Can you see them?” (Trip into the Mountains)
    4:00
  15. 15.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 1, Scene Fourteen. “Who gave you permission to desert your post?”
    2:00

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene One. “Here, in the dark”
    6:41
  2. 3.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Two. Dreamscape no. 4
    2:14
  3. 4.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Three. “What is going on?”
    7:59
  4. 5.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2. Prologue to Scene Four
    4:58
  5. 6.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Four. “Perhaps you would be so kind”
    6:40
  6. 7.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Five. “Enemy, barbarian lover!”
    4:41
  7. 8.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Six. “So we’re still feeding you well?”
    6:09
  8. 9.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Seven. Dreamscape no. 5
    3:41
  9. 10.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Eight. “Tell me, what has happened”
    8:07
  10. 11.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Nine. “You don’t have to go”
    5:11
  11. 12.
    Waiting for the Barbarians: Act 2, Scene Ten. “Our town is beautiful”
    5:04

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