Satyagraha

Album by Philip Glass & New York City Opera Orchestra & New York City Opera Chorus & Christopher Keene

Satyagraha is an opera by Philip Glass that explores the early life of Mahatma Gandhi and his development of nonviolent protest, featuring minimalist music and lyrics adapted from the Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit. The work is part of Glass's "Portrait Trilogy" and focuses on themes of social change and spiritual development.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Satyagraha: Act I, Scene 1. The Kuru Field of Justice
    18:47
  2. 2.
    Satyagraha: Act I, Scene 2. Tolstoy Farm (1910)
    11:00
  3. 3.
    Satyagraha: Act I, Scene 3. The Vow (1906)
    11:39

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Satyagraha: Act II, Scene 1. Confrontation and Rescue (1896)
    14:44
  2. 2.
    Satyagraha: Act II, Scene 2. Indian Opinion (1906)
    11:31
  3. 3.
    Satyagraha: Act II, Scene 3. Protest (1908)
    15:18

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    Satyagraha: Act III. Newcastle March (1913), Part 1
    15:35
  2. 2.
    Satyagraha: Act III. Newcastle March (1913), Part 2
    16:05
  3. 3.
    Satyagraha: Act III. Newcastle March (1913), Part 3
    8:24

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