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Einstein on the Beach, an Uncommon card
Einstein on the Beach is an opera in four acts by Robert Wilson with music composed by Philip Glass.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 66,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Einstein on the Beach quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Einstein on the Beach card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The opera contains writings by ______ Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson and Lucinda Childs.
Answer
Christopher. The opera contains writings by Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson and Lucinda Childs. From the Einstein on the Beach article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The opera's premiere occurred on July 25, ____, at the Théâtre Municipal in Avignon, France, as part of the Avignon Festival.
Answer
1970s. The opera's premiere occurred on July 25, 1976, at the Théâtre Municipal in Avignon, France, as part of the Avignon Festival. From the Einstein on the Beach article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The opera eschews traditional narrative in favor of a formalist approach based on structured spaces laid out by Wilson in a series of storyboards which are framed and connected by five "knee plays" or intermezzos.
- The opera's premiere occurred on July 25, 1976, at the Théâtre Municipal in Avignon, France, as part of the Avignon Festival.
- The opera contains writings by Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson and Lucinda Childs.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Einstein on the Beach article was read about 66,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Einstein on the Beach
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Einstein on the Beach (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : charlene mcbride from Seattle, WA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
