Opera "Satyagraha" by Phillip Glass, English National Opera, London, 2007

Philip Glass’s landmark 1980 work, set to text from the ancient Sanskrit scripture the Bhagavad Gita, is a moving account of Mahatma Gandhi’s formative experiences in South Africa, which transformed him into a great leader. For the opera’s Met premiere, director Phelim McDermott and designer Julian Crouch (artistic directors of London’s provocative Improbable theater company) use adventurous, improvisational puppetry, achieved by the Skills Ensemble, a brilliant team of aerialists, to illuminate this formative period in Gandhi’s life and work. Tenor Richard Croft brings his crystalline timbre and musical finesse to Glass’s gently unfolding, chant-like music.

Satyagraha is a co-production of the Met and English National Opera, in collaboration with Improbable.

Length: 01:50:01

Item id: VIPRAROP0010

Courtesy: Philip Glass / GandhiServe

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