| Neither | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Morton Feldman | |
 The composer in 1976 | |
| Librettist | Samuel Beckett |
| Language | English |
| Premiere | 1977 |
Neither is the only opera by Morton Feldman, dating from 1977. [1] Its libretto is a 16-line poem by Samuel Beckett. [2] Composer and librettist had met in Berlin two years earlier with plans for a collaboration for Rome Opera. However, Beckett told Feldman that he himself did not like opera. [3] Feldman had echoed Beckett’s sentiment, [4] so that the work emerged in Rome as a setting for soprano soloist only, accompanied by orchestra. [5] It could theoretically be termed a “monodrama”; however, given the creators’ disdain for opera, the label “anti-opera” fits better.[ citation needed ]
