More Honors for Einstein on the Beach

2012 Addition to the Library of Congress’ National Recorded Sound Registry

In an earlier post I told of how Einstein on the Beach, the Philip Glass Opera I’m appearing in, won England’s coveted Olivier Award.  Now the 1979 recording of Einstein joins iconic American recordings such as Artie Shaw’s Begin the Beguine (1938), the Original Cast Album of South Pacific (1949) and Chubby Checker’s The Twist (1960) in the Library of Congress’ National Recorded Sound Registry.

The National Recorded Sound Registry was established by Congress to preserve America’s legacy of music, spoken word and natural sound.  The oldest recordings in the collection go back to the earliest experiments in sound recording in the mid-nineteenth century.  The collection is designed to showcase “the diverse beauty, humanity and artistry” of American recordings in every genre from field recordings to classical music to hip-hop.