Philip Glass is an old hand at scoring films. His 1994 work with Jean Cocteau’s superb “La Belle et La Bête” (1946) is the second of a Cocteau trilogy including “Orphée” and “Les Enfants Terribles.” At Glass’ invitation, Opera Paralèlle directors Brian Staufenbiel and Nicole Paiement created a new multimedia production of the work, presented by Cal Performances in Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall over the weekend. In Glass’ most surreal […]
