Satyagraha (1980)

opera in three acts, for soloists, choir and orchestra

by Philip Glass (1937)

general information

composition date
1980
duration
3h
editor
Dunvagen Music Publishers
Commission
ville de Rotterdam
Libretto (details, author)

livret en Sanskrit du compositeur et de Constance DeJong adapté du Bhagavad-Gita.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, 2 solo tenors, solo baritone, 2 solo bass voices, mixed choir

3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, electric organ, strings

information about the creation

date
September 5, 1980

Rotterdam

interpreters

le Netherlands Opera et le Utrechts Symfonie Orkest, direction : Christopher Keene.


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