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Satyagraha

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Opera in three acts
Music by Philip Glass (1980)
Sanskrit text, after the Indian epic poem Bhagavadgita, by CONSTANCE DEJONG : records Glass's second opera depicts the birth and development of Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent resistance.
NEW YORK CITY OPERA CHORUS AND
ORCHESTRA/CHRISTOPHER KEENE
Act 1: Overseen by the spirit of Tolstoy
3.15* Act 2: Overseen by the spirit of Rabindranath Tagore
4.0* Act 3: Overseen by the spirit of Martin Luther King

Contributors

Music By:
Philip Glass
Unknown:
Constance Dejong
Unknown:
Rabindranath Tagore
Unknown:
Martin Luther King
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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