• Jan 01, 1983
  • 168 min
  • Full-HD

Philip Glass: Satyagraha (1983)

This luminous, visionary opera tells the story of how Mahatma Gandhi developed the philosophy of satyagraha, nonviolent active resistance, as a political revolutionary tool to fight oppression, connecting his lifework to three historical figures who advanced his philosophy: the celebrated Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, the great Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and the heroic American civil rights leader Martin Luther King. The libretto is comprised of passages from “The Bhagavad-Gita,” India’s greatest philosophical epic, and perfectly complements Glass’ ravishing score, mysteriously transporting the audience with a serene power and an all-encompassing sense of peace.

Category
Country
Germany
Companies
RM Arts ZDF

Leo Goeke

Gandhi 1

Ralf Harster

Gandhi 2

Helmut Danninger

Gandhi 3

Inga Nielsen

Schlesen

Elke Estlinbaum

Kasturbai

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