out of Ishmael and Hagar Machpelah Commentary Genesis XXV (chanted in Hebrew from the Torah by Ephrim Isaac) Interior of the Cave Act II Surah 3 (chanted in Arabic from the Koran by Sheikh Dahoud Atalah, Muqri of Al-Aksa Mosque) Who is Ibrahim? Who is Hajar? The near sacrifice El Khalil Commentary Interior of the cave Act III Who is Abraham? Who is Sarah? Who is Hagar? Who is Ishmael? The Binding of Isaac The Cave of Macpelah Performers Vocal Quartet: 2 Sopranos, Tenor, Baritone 2 reed players (flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet) 4 percussionists (vibraphone, marimbaphone, bass drum, kick bass drums, claves) 3 keyboard players (piano, sampler, computer keyboards) String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello) References External links [ Review on Allmusic] Two interviews with Steve Reich by Bruce Duffie; The second (from November, 1995) has a long discussion about The Cave Operas by Steve Reich Multiple-language operas Multimedia operas Operas 1994 operas Operas based on the Bible Minimalist operas