San Francisco War Memorial 1989 Satyagraha Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Summer
San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous gift from Ann and Tully Friedman to underwrite this production. Satyagraha (in Sanskrit)
Opera in three acts by Philip Glass Libretto by Philip Glass and Constance De Jong Based on the Bhagavad-Gita
Conductor CAST Bruce Ferden Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Douglas Perry Production Prince Arjuna LeRoy Villanueva* David Pountney Lord Krishna Dale Travis* Stage director Miss Schlesen Claudia Cummings* Harry Silverstein Mrs. Naidoo Ann Panagulias* Designer Kasturbai Catherine Keen* Robert Israel Mr. Kallenbach Victor Ledbetter* Lighting Designer Parsi Rustomji Philip Skinner* Richard Riddell Mrs. Alexander Emily Manhart* Assistant Lighting Designer Dancers Oberlin Dance Company Claudia Gallagher Chorus Director *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Ian Robertson PLACE AND TIME: 1893-1914; South Africa Choreographer/Assistant Director Clare West Musical Preparation Susan Miller Mark Haffner Jonathan Khuner Assistant Stage Director Paula Williams Stage Manager Jerry Sherk
Saturday, June 3 1989, at 8:00 PM Act I (Tolstoy), Scene 1 -- The Kuru Field of Justice Monday, June 5 1989, at 8:00 PM Scene 2 -- Tolstoy Farm (1910) Wednesday, June 7 1989, at 8:00 PM Scene 3 -- The Vow (1906) Friday, June 9 1989, at 8:00 PM INTERMISSION Sunday, June 11 1989, at 2:00 PM Act II (Tagore), Scene 1 -- Confrontation and Rescue (1896) Scene 2 -- "Indian Opinion" (1906) Scene 3 -- Protest (1908) INTERMISSION Act III (King) -- Newcastle March (1913) San Francisco War Memorial 1989 Satyagraha Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Summer
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Notes: Vocal text by Constance De Jong
DANCERS -- OBERLIN DANCE COMPANY
Anna Mae Chesney Julie Kanter Lizanne McAdams Catherine Nelson Lisa Wallgren
Gregory Castillian Michael J. Denham Francis Everette Arturo Fernandez Ney Fonseca Jeffrey Freedman Karim Karim Scott Meyers Charles Trapolin
SUPERNUMERARIES
Matt Miller -- Leo Tolstoy Manoj Kumar Sen -- Rabindranath Tagore Tony McIntosh -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Danny Deixler Kyle Glankler Sharon Papo Bina Zaitsu