Philip Glass: Satyagraha (1983)
Philip Glass: Satyagraha
This luminous, visionary opera tells the story of how Mahatma Gandhi developed the philosophy of satyagraha, nonviolent active resistance, as a political revolutionary tool to fight oppression, connecting his lifework to three historical figures who advanced his philosophy: the celebrated Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, the great Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and the heroic American civil rights leader Martin Luther King. The libretto is comprised of passages from “The Bhagavad-Gita,” India’s greatest philosophical epic, and perfectly complements Glass’ ravishing score, mysteriously transporting the audience with a serene power and an all-encompassing sense of peace.
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Leo Goeke
as Gandhi 1
as Gandhi 1
Ralf Harster
as Gandhi 2
as Gandhi 2
Helmut Danninger
as Gandhi 3
as Gandhi 3
Inga Nielsen
as Schlesen
as Schlesen
Elke Estlinbaum
as Kasturbai
as Kasturbai
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Achim Freyer
Set Designer
Set Designer
Dennis Russell Davies
Conductor
Conductor
Achim Freyer
Producer
Producer
Joachim Augustin
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Achim Freyer
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Constance DeJong
Writer
Writer
Philip Glass
Writer
Writer
Hugo Käch
Director
Director
Philip Glass
Music
Music
