Summary
Music by Philip Glass
Libretto by Constance Dejong
Conducted by Dante Anzolini
Catalog
Orange Mountain Music OMM5010
The Metropolitan Opera
2021
Tracks
Act I
1. Tolstoy – The Kuru Field of Justice 19:50
2. Tolstoy – Tolstoy Farm 10:35
3. Tolstoy – The Vow 16:19
Act II
4. Tagore – Confrontation and Rescue 20:08
5. Tagore – Confrontation and Rescue 13:17
6. Tagore – Confrontation and Rescue 19:47
Act III
7. King – Newcastle March, Part 1 24:22
8. King – Newcastle March, Part 2 23:20
9. King – Newcastle March, Part 3 10:48
Notes
Following the success of his first foray into opera, Einstein on the Beach, revolutionary American composer and musician Philip Glass soon turned to another great figure of the 20th century for inspiration. Set to lines from the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, Satyagraha depicts scenes (arranged thematically rather than chronologically) from the life of Gandhi as he developed his philosophy of non-violent resistance in South Africa between 1896 and 1913. The opera became the second installment of Glass’s Portrait Trilogy, which also includes Einstein on the Beach and Akhnaten and focuses on innovators from across history. Satyagraha arrived at the Met during the 2007–08 season, when director Phelim McDermott made his debut with a production that employed everyday materials like newspaper and corrugated tin to create towering puppets and striking tableaus. In 2011, his staging returned, this time recorded live in HD. In this performance, tenor Richard Croft gives a moving performance as Gandhi, leading a remarkable ensemble cast conducted by Dante Anzolini.
Credits
Philip Glass’s Satyagraha Opera in three acts
Vocal text by Constance DeJong, adapted from the Bhagavad Gita Book by Philip Glass and Constance DeJong
In order of vocal appearance
M. K. Gandhi – Richard Croft
Prince Arjuna – Bradley Garvin
Lord Krishna – Richard Bernstein
Miss Schlesen – Rachelle Durkin
Mrs. Naidoo – Molly Fillmore
Kasturbai – Maria Zifchak
Mr. Kallenbach – Kim Josephson
Parsi Rustomji – Alfred Walker
Mrs. Alexander – Mary Phillips
Skills Ensemble
Phil Eddolls, Charlie Folorunsho, Alex Harvey, Nick Haverson, Tina Koch, Charlie Llewellyn-Smith, Vic Llewellyn, Charlotte Mooney, Kumar Muniandy, Caroline Partridge, Rajha Shakiry, Rob Thirtle
Conductor Dante Anzolini
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Master Donald Palumbo
Music Producer Jay David Saks
Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on
November 19, 2011
An ORANGE MOUNTAIN MUSIC release
Director Don Christensen
Production Richard Guérin
Executive Producers for ORANGE MOUNTAIN MUSIC
Don Christensen and Philip Glass
DUNVAGEN MUSIC PUBLISHERS
Director James Keller
Associate Director Drew Smith
Project Manager Adrienne White
Classical Repertoire and Promotion Richard Guérin
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