Satyagraha (World Premiere 1980)

~ Release by Philip Glass (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

World Premiere; live at the Stadsschouwburg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; September 5, 1980. Very good Dutch Radio broadcast

Annotation last modified on 2022-08-22 08:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Act 1 - Leo Tolstoy
2▼CD: Act 2 - Rabindranath Tagore
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1Satyagraha, Act II: Confrontation and Rescue (live)
recorded at:
TR Schouwburg in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1980-09-05)
live recording of:
Satyagraha: Act II, Scene I. Confrontation and Rescue (1896)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
librettist:
Constance DeJong (in 1980) and Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
part of:
Satyagraha
15:53
2Satyagraha, Act II: Indian Opinion (live)
recorded at:
TR Schouwburg in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1980-09-05)
live recording of:
Satyagraha: Act II, Scene II. Indian Opinion (1906)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
librettist:
Constance DeJong (in 1980) and Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
part of:
Satyagraha
15:29
3Satyagraha, Act II: Protest (live)
recorded at:
TR Schouwburg in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1980-09-05)
live recording of:
Satyagraha: Act II, Scene III. Protest (1908)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
librettist:
Constance DeJong (in 1980) and Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
part of:
Satyagraha
17:28
3▶CD: Act 3 - Martin Luther King, Jr

Credits

Release

orchestra:Utrechts Symfonie Orkest (do not use for recordings after 1985)
conductor:Bruce Ferden (conductor)
composer:Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
librettist:Constance DeJong
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
choir vocals:Rotterdam Conservatory Choir
contralto vocals [Kasturbai]:Beverly Morgan
soprano vocals [Miss Schlesen]:Claudia Cummings
tenor vocals [Mahatma Ghandi]:Douglas Perry (tenor vocalist)