English National Opera - Satyagraha Reviews | 28 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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SatyagrahaEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 12 |
A visually stunning production of an opera about Gandhi is a revelation |
5 Dec 13 / Telegraph |
A mesmerising and visually fascinating, if almost incomprehensible, work |
26 Nov 13 / Express |
Inspired choral singing in Glass’s Indian opera |
25 Nov 13 / Seen and Heard |
Oke poured passion into the simple rising scales of his final aria to unforgettable effect |
23 Nov 13 / Classical Source |
Glass' meditation on the life of Gandhi returns to the Coliseum for its second revival |
23 Nov 13 / What's on Stage |
Alan Oke makes a memorable Gandhi, noble in bearing as well as vocal utterance |
22 Nov 13 / The Stage |
Philip Glass’s opera is just as enthralling as it was in 2007 |
22 Nov 13 / Financial Times |
An inspired marriage of sight and sound |
22 Nov 13 / Independent |
Phillip Glass's music is the usual triumph of banality |
22 Nov 13 / Evening Standard |
Alan Oke's lead provides an unmissable, searching presence |
22 Nov 13 / The Guardian |
An unmissable masterpiece |
22 Nov 13 / Telegraph |
A richly contemplative evening as classic production returns |
21 Nov 13 / Opera Britannia |
associated articles [+]
Phelim McDermott and Alan Oke: how we made Satyagraha
The director and star of the ENO's adaptation of Philip Glass's Gandhi opera remember struggling with Sanskrit and finding a contemporary echo in the Occupy movement.
The director and star of the ENO's adaptation of Philip Glass's Gandhi opera remember struggling with Sanskrit and finding a contemporary echo in the Occupy movement.
Production details
Cast
Oke, Eggington, Kelly, Marshall, Pring, Folwell, Wade, Masters, Masters
(c) Stratford (d) McDermott
Performance dates
20, 25, 26 November, 4, 6, 8(m) December 2013
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