Satyagraha
Classification added June 14, 2016Premiered September 5, 1980
Rotterdam, Netherlands. Municipal Theater
Composer:
Philip Glass
Original Language:
Sanskrit
Librettist:
Constance DeJong and Philip Glass
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
adapted from the Bhagavad Gita
Time Period:
Mythological Time; 1896-1913
Place:
Mythological Battlefield & South Africa
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| M. K. Gandhi | Tenor | L |
| Miss Schlesen | Soprano | F |
| Mrs. Naidoo | Soprano | F |
| Kasturbai | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Mr. Kallenbach | Baritone | F |
| Parsi Rustomji | Bass | F |
| Mrs. Alexander | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Lord Krishna | Bass | S |
| Prince Arjuna | Baritone | S |
| Count Leo Tolstoy | silent role | |
| Rabindranath Tagore | silent role | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | silent role |
Minimum Chorus: 40
Divisi: SATB