--- product_id: 15936130 title: "Glass: Kepler" brand: "orange mountain" price: "€ 138.48" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/15936130-glass-kepler store_origin: DE region: Germany --- # Glass: Kepler **Brand:** orange mountain **Price:** € 138.48 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Glass: Kepler by orange mountain - **How much does it cost?** € 138.48 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/15936130-glass-kepler) ## Best For - orange mountain enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted orange mountain brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Starring Dennis Russell Davies. Review I sense, on the American opera scene, a ho-hum attitude to Glass, based on the assumption that he always does the same thing. Most important companies have by now done one or maybe two (though, L.A., none) of his operas. The older works are favored over the new. Nothing is planned anywhere in the U.S. at the moment. Critics don t go out of their way to keep up. Europe pays more attention. Linz is a town of 200,000, and its performances of Kepler (which runs through early January) serve as a tourist attraction and sell out. Linz knows what we do not that Glass, following Kepler's lead, understands that there really may be a music of the spheres. Kepler is a wise, major opera. -- Mark Swed --Los Angeles Times 11-19-2009And there is no sense that Mr. Glass has a problem with this or thinks that we in the 21st century have some better handle on the truth of the matter. There s something refreshing about the composer s willingness to depict a belief in God as meaningful and not a belief that s potentially hip like Taoism or Buddhism, but good, old-fashioned Lutheranism. Something that does not get said about Mr. Glass enough, but that may in the end be one of the real distinctions between him and other composers popular with a contemporary, liberal audience, is that he always gives religious belief its due, without condescension. It is one of the many pleasures of his surprisingly moving new opera, which will hopefully return to New York soon, perhaps alongside Galileo. -Zachary Woolfe --New York Observer 11-24-2010 ## Images ![Glass: Kepler - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ZXkLK0EpL.jpg) ![Glass: Kepler - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71mdateE55L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Opera plus astronomy - a stellar combination. *by D***T on Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2011* This opera is about the life of the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who spent some time as a teacher in Linz. It was commissioned by the Landestheater Linz, where it was performed for this DVD. I think they got their money's worth.Kepler was a deeply religious man, and spent his life attempting to discover the laws governing the order behind the movements of the planets. He ventured down some blind alleys along the way, and this opera explores them all.In the very first scene, we see the body of Johannes Kepler, surrounded by the six planets known at his time, orbiting in perfect circles, bathed in that reddish light used by astronomers to avoid upsetting night vision. (For the non-astronomers amongst you, that would be the five visible planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn - plus Earth). The planets are portrayed by six singers, wearing white clothing. The rest of the action is, presumably, a flashback.As the action progresses, we see Kepler trying to explain the six-fold symmetry of the solar system in terms of the shapes of geometrical solids, plus the combination of "numbers, quantities and circular motion" as sung by the chorus. This reflects his early work, where he couldn't abandon the idea that planets should move in a perfect circle.The chorus, dressed in black and looking ever upward, represents Religion (I think) looking towards the heavens for divine inspiration, while Kepler looks at the skies for knowledge. In answer to their refusal to listen to his findings ("when we close our eyes, we see more"), Kepler retorts "the Bible is not a textbook on Optics".At one point, Kepler brings in the Sun (on a chain as it happens) to symbolize the transition from geocentric to a heliocentric view of the solar system. This thoroughly upsets the chorus, who wrap themselves in those mylar sheets commonly referred-to as 'space blanket'. Rather a nice touch, I thought: they may not like science, but they have no qualms about using its products.Throughout the first act, the stage revolves gently clockwise, carrying the six planets around with it. When the chorus decide to move, they travel anti-clockwise, giving a net velocity of zero. A stately procession strides ponderously across the stage, making not a whit of progress.In Kepler's day, astrology and astronomy were combined, and Kepler wasn't above drawing up horoscopes. At one point, Kepler discusses astrology with the planets, who are puzzled that something which clearly doesn't work should be important. Kepler shrugs and replies that its importance lies in the fact that people believe it.Towards the end, Kepler finally realizes that the key to his understanding of the solar system comes from accepting that the planets travel in ellipses - the basis of his three laws of planetary motion. This is too much for the chorus: the world collapses in strife. Kepler, by now, is nearing the end of his life.At the end, we leave the body of Kepler, surrounded by the Chorus, still looking upward, and singing Kepler's epitaph (which he wrote himself). Mensus eram coelos, nunc terrae metior umbras Mens coelestis erat, corporis umbra iacet. I measured the skies, now the shadows I measure Skybound was the mind, earthbound the body restsThe performance is top notch. The stage direction is imaginative, and beautifully paced, the action constantly rotating, to reflect the subject matter. Dennis Russel Davies understands how to conduct a Glass score - it isn't minimalist, it's a rich tapestry, which requires careful handling to bring out the texture. He succeeded (and received a standing ovation). Martin Achrainer's Kepler was beautifully sung, with great dignity and presence. The other six soloists, representing the planets, were splendid. The chorus, so important in Glass operas, was outstanding.My only problem with the performance, and it's a very minor one, was the use of radio mikes to amplify the voices. Unfortunately they decided to position the microphone in the middle of the singer's forehead. From a seat in the theatre, this was probably invisible, but the all-seeing eye of the TV camera made the performers look as if they had antennae.If you are a Philip Glass enthusiast, this is one to add to the collection - fully as good as any of the trilogy. If you are unfamiliar with his work, but are curious about this minimalism thing, you might like to try this performance. It's very melodic, and perfectly accesssible.Strongly recommended, particularly for astronomers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE MASTER AT WORK *by A***A on Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2013* WHAT CAN I SAY? GLASS DOES IT AGAIN. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE OPERATIC WORLD WHO HAS EVER WRITTEN ABOUT THE ECSTATIC EXPERIENCE OF SCIENCE? WELL, THIS IS IT. IT REMINDS ME OF BERLIOZ (BENVENUTO CELLINI) OR HINDEMITH (MATHIS DER MAHLER), BOTH OF WHICH ARE ABOUT THE EXTATIC DIMENSION OF ART. AND YET, NONE OF HIS WORKS HAS EVER GRACED THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, AND THIS IS THE ONE EXTANT VIDEO OF A PRODUCTION OF HIS OPERAS. WITHOUT HIM, MAYBE THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A GOLIJOV AND CERTAINLY NO ADAMS (HIS CLOSEST PEER IN MUSICAL AND THEMATIC TERMS). AS USUAL, EXPECT NOTHING BEYOND BARE BONES FROM A KULTUR DVD. BUT WHAT MUSIC, WHAT SINGING, WHAT PRODUCTION, WHAT CONDUCTOR! I AM ASHAMED THIS PREMIERE HAD TO OCCUR IN GERMANY. IF YOU ARE A LONG-TERM GLASS FAN, LIKE I AM, YOU SIMPLY MUST ADD THIS DVD TO YOUR COLLECTION. WILL WE EVER SEE AN AKHNATON ON DVD? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Philip Glass opera: Kepler *by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2011* I have seen and enjoyed several Glass operas. This one is well done: good acting, excellent music (admittedly Glass isn't to every one's taste: when I play a CD of Glass's Einstein on the Beach my wife's son says "it sounds like a squirrel being tortured"), imaginative staging.My only (non relevant) regret is that I can't get Glass's Akhnaten on DVD; I tremendously enjoyed seeing it at Chicago Opera Theater 10 years ago. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.de/products/15936130-glass-kepler](https://www.desertcart.de/products/15936130-glass-kepler) --- *Product available on Desertcart Germany* *Store origin: DE* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*