The Metropolitan Opera revives Satyagraha.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Talk about good timing.
No one could predict that the Metropolitan Opera's scheduled revival of Satyagraha, Philip Glass' 1980 opera retelling incidents in the life of Mohandis K. Gandhi, would coincide with Occupy Wall Street. Based in lower Manhattan, the Occupy movement models itself on the Mahatma's principle of "truth-force", or non-violent protest, that gives the opera its title.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Peaceful journey: Richard Croft as Mohandis K. Gandhi in Satyagraha. Photo by Ken Howard © 2011 The Metropolitan Opera. |
No one could predict that the Metropolitan Opera's scheduled revival of Satyagraha, Philip Glass' 1980 opera retelling incidents in the life of Mohandis K. Gandhi, would coincide with Occupy Wall Street. Based in lower Manhattan, the Occupy movement models itself on the Mahatma's principle of "truth-force", or non-violent protest, that gives the opera its title.
