Composer Philip Glass Librettists Philip Glass and Constance De Jong Based On the Bhagavad-Gita Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1988-1989 Language Sanskrit Creative/Crew Conductor Bruce Ferden Production David Pountney Stage Director(s) Harry Silverstein Designer Robert Israel Lighting Designer Richard Riddell Assistant Lighting Designer Claudia Gallagher Chorus Director Ian Robertson Choreographer/Assistant Director Clare West Musical Preparation Susan Miller Hult Jonathan Khuner Mark Haffner Assistant Stage Director(s) Paula Williams Stage Manager(s) Jerry Sherk Cast Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Douglas Perry Prince Arjuna LeRoy Villanueva Lord Krishna Dale Travis Miss Schlesen Claudia Cummings Mrs. Naidoo Ann Panagulias Kasturbai Catherine Keen Mr. Kallenbach Victor Ledbetter Parsi Rustomji Philip Skinner Mrs. Alexander Emily Manhart Dancer(s) Oberlin Dance Company Show Dates Sat, Jun 3 1989, 8pm Mon, Jun 5 1989, 8pm Wed, Jun 7 1989, 8pm Fri, Jun 9 1989, 8pm Sun, Jun 11 1989, 2pm Time and Place 1893-1914; South Africa Scenes Act I (Tolstoy), Scene 1 -- The Kuru Field of Justice Scene 2 -- Tolstoy Farm (1910) Scene 3 -- The Vow (1906) INTERMISSION 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) Media Image Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Chorus, Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Douglas Perry as Gandhi, with members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Douglas Perry in the central role of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Chorus, Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. A pivotal role in the opera is taken by the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Chorus, Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Another view of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Emily Manhart (Mrs. Alexander), Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Emily Manhart as Mrs. Alexander; Douglas Perry as Gandhi Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Philip Skinner (Parsi Rustomji), Ann Panagulias (Mrs. Naidoo), Claudia Cummings (Miss Schlesen), Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Victor Ledbetter (Mr. Kallenbach), Catherine Keen (Kasturbai), Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. (L. to r.) Philip Skinner (Parsi Rustomji), Ann Panagulias (Mrs. Naidoo), Claudia Cummings (Miss Schlesen), Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Victor Ledbetter (Mr. Kallenbach) and Catherine Keen (Kasturbai) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Acknowledgements San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous gift from Ann and Tully Friedman to underwrite this production. Notes 1989 Summer season 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
Image Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Chorus, Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Douglas Perry as Gandhi, with members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Douglas Perry in the central role of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Chorus, Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. A pivotal role in the opera is taken by the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Chorus, Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Another view of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Emily Manhart (Mrs. Alexander), Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Emily Manhart as Mrs. Alexander; Douglas Perry as Gandhi Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Philip Skinner (Parsi Rustomji), Ann Panagulias (Mrs. Naidoo), Claudia Cummings (Miss Schlesen), Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Victor Ledbetter (Mr. Kallenbach), Catherine Keen (Kasturbai), Satyagraha, Philip Glass. San Francisco Opera, 1989-90. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. (L. to r.) Philip Skinner (Parsi Rustomji), Ann Panagulias (Mrs. Naidoo), Claudia Cummings (Miss Schlesen), Douglas Perry (Gandhi), Victor Ledbetter (Mr. Kallenbach) and Catherine Keen (Kasturbai) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera