''Être Dieu: opéra-poème, audiovisuel et cathare en six parties'' (French for "''Being God: a Cathar Audiovisual Opera-Poem in Six Parts''") is a self-proclaimed "

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

poem Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

" written by Spanish surrealist painter

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 190423 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí ( ; ; ), was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, ...

, based on a libretto by

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (14 June 1939–18 October 2003) was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and an ...

, with music by French avant-garde musician

Igor Wakhévitch Igor Wakhévitch (born 12 May 1948) is an avant-garde French composer. He released a series of studio albums in the 1970s and collaborated with Salvador Dalí in 1974. Wakhevitch was born in Gassin, a small village on the French Riviera. His fa ...

. It was originally published in 1985. The six-part work features Dalí as God,

Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with Hedonism, hedonistic life ...

as an artichoke and

Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...

and

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

do a striptease. It has been published in an extremely rare 3 LP box-set by a Spanish label. It was re-released in a regular 3CD box published by German-label Eurostar who subsequently went out of business, and there are few-to-no known performances of the work. Dalí painted "''Self-Portrait''" (1972) to mark the composition of the opera, which was later auctioned by the

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after being seized after Colombian drug lords tried to use the painting to launder money. Tracklist: A. Ouverture Et Première Entrée 22:12 B. Deuxième Entrée Ou La Lutte Avec L'Ange 22:12 C. Troisième Entrée Et Première Sortie 24:25 D. Le Rêve Passe 23:33 E. Quatrième Entrée Ou La Profession De Foi 27:42 F. Final Et Seconde Sortie 25:00 Credits * Composed By – Igor Wakhévitch, M. Vázquez Montalban*, Pierre Delabre, Salvador Dalí * Conductor – Boris de Vinogradow * Drums – François Auger * Electric Bass – Didier Batard * Electric Guitar – J.J. Flety*, J.P. Castelain* * Engineer – Claude Wagner * Engineer ssistant– A. Robert Bourdet* * Orchestra – Ensemble Polyphonique De Paris Et Orchestre* * Painting nsert– Salvador Dalí * Percussion olo– Sylvio Gualda * Soprano Vocals – Eve Brenner * Synthesizer – Igor Wakhévitch * Violin lectric– M. Ripoche* * Voice Actor l Divino Dalí– Salvador Dalí * Voice Actor l Narrador Y El Recitador– Didier Haudepin * Voice Actor l Ángel– Alain Cuny * Voice Actor l– Raymond Gérôme * Voice Actor lla– Delphine Seyrig * Voice Actor a Narradora– Catherine Allegret Recorded at Pathé Marconi studios, Boulogne, France.

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