2003 | EAC LOG FLAC+CUE | 3CDs + booklet | 736MB
Opera in three acts composed by Philip Glass (b.1937).
Composed in 1979 was his second operatic work. Libretto loosely based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Text is sung in the original Sanskrit.
Satyagraha was commissioned by the City of Rotterdam. The Netherlands World Premiere took place on September 5, 1980.
The work is scored for 2 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 tenors, a baritone, 2 basses, a large SATB chorus, and an orchestra of strings and woodwinds only, no brass or percussion.
Performers:
Douglas Perry, tenor (M.K.Gandhi)
Claudia Cummings, soprano (Miss Schlesen: Gandhi's secretary)
Rhonda Liss, alto (Kasturbai: Gandhi's wife)
Robert McFarland, baritone (Mr. Kallenbach: European co-worker)
Scott Reeve, bass (Parsi Rustomji: Indian co-worker)
Sheryl Woods, soprano (Mrs. Naidoo: Indian co-worker)
Rhonda Liss, alto (Mrs. Alexander: European friend)
Scott Reeve, bass (Lord Krishna: Mythological character from the Bhagavad-Gita)
Robert McFarland, baritone (Prince/Furst Arjuna: Mythological character from the Bhagavad-Gita)
The New York City Opera, Orchestra & Chorus
dir. Christopher Keene
Recorded in New York, 1984.
120-page booklet attached.
TT: 123'
