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- catalog abstract ""Best known as a political activist and an essayist, and hailed by Library Journal as "one of the most important poets today," Jordan has now written the libretto and the lyrics for an American opera. The music is composed by John Adams." "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky mixes the drama of poetry and song to construct a brilliant earthquake/romance. In the context of the timeless issues of love, the opera, set in South Central Los Angeles, explores such contemporary questions as immigration, birth control, and criminal law. A white cop, a black Baptist minister, and an El Salvadoran mother are among the young Americans cast in this heartfelt portrayal of a day in the life of an LA neighborhood."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky. Libretto".
- catalog contributor b7989507.
- catalog contributor b7989508.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""Best known as a political activist and an essayist, and hailed by Library Journal as "one of the most important poets today," Jordan has now written the libretto and the lyrics for an American opera. The music is composed by John Adams." "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky mixes the drama of poetry and song to construct a brilliant earthquake/romance. In the context of the timeless issues of love, the opera, set in South Central Los Angeles, explores such contemporary questions as immigration, birth control, and criminal law. A white cop, a black Baptist minister, and an El Salvadoran mother are among the young Americans cast in this heartfelt portrayal of a day in the life of an LA neighborhood."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "95 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky.".
- catalog identifier "0684804220".
- catalog identifier "0684813017".
- catalog isFormatOf "I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Scribner,".
- catalog relation "I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky.".
- catalog subject "782.1/0268 20".
- catalog subject "ML50.A33 I4 1995".
- catalog subject "Operas Librettos.".
- catalog title "I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky : earthquake/romance / libretto and lyrics by June Jordan ; music composed by John Adams.".
- catalog title "I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky. Libretto".
- catalog type "text".