Comments on: Word of the Day: Satyagraha http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lily http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/comment-page-1/#comment-65345 Lily Sat, 03 May 2008 19:04:51 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/#comment-65345 I went to this on Thursday night. I liked it- I think in part because I half-expected to be completely lost and bored, I was pleasantly surprised to be engaged and interested. It was abstract and modern. It’s a series of loosely connected scenes, each of which depicts a historical event. This isn’t knowable from the opera itself- you'd have to go into it with that understanding by reading the notes that come with the program. But without that, it's enjoyable on an emotional and lyrical level. Because it’s made of newspaper and tape, and because there are lots of people whose only role is to stand there, it felt a little bit like a sublime elementary school play. It appeals most to a meditative, thinking personality who struggles to decide or act. I went to this on Thursday night. I liked it- I think in part because I half-expected to be completely lost and bored, I was pleasantly surprised to be engaged and interested. It was abstract and modern. It’s a series of loosely connected scenes, each of which depicts a historical event. This isn’t knowable from the opera itself- you’d have to go into it with that understanding by reading the notes that come with the program. But without that, it’s enjoyable on an emotional and lyrical level. Because it’s made of newspaper and tape, and because there are lots of people whose only role is to stand there, it felt a little bit like a sublime elementary school play. It appeals most to a meditative, thinking personality who struggles to decide or act.

]]> By: Lily http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/comment-page-1/#comment-137775 Lily Sat, 03 May 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/#comment-137775 I went to this on Thursday night. I liked it- I think in part because I half-expected to be completely lost and bored, I was pleasantly surprised to be engaged and interested. It was abstract and modern. It’s a series of loosely connected scenes, each of which depicts a historical event. This isn’t knowable from the opera itself- you'd have to go into it with that understanding by reading the notes that come with the program. But without that, it's enjoyable on an emotional and lyrical level. Because it’s made of newspaper and tape, and because there are lots of people whose only role is to stand there, it felt a little bit like a sublime elementary school play. It appeals most to a meditative, thinking personality who struggles to decide or act. I went to this on Thursday night. I liked it- I think in part because I half-expected to be completely lost and bored, I was pleasantly surprised to be engaged and interested. It was abstract and modern. It’s a series of loosely connected scenes, each of which depicts a historical event. This isn’t knowable from the opera itself- you’d have to go into it with that understanding by reading the notes that come with the program. But without that, it’s enjoyable on an emotional and lyrical level. Because it’s made of newspaper and tape, and because there are lots of people whose only role is to stand there, it felt a little bit like a sublime elementary school play. It appeals most to a meditative, thinking personality who struggles to decide or act.

]]> By: Lily http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/comment-page-1/#comment-59006 Lily Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:30:13 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/#comment-59006 Because I am new to opera, the names mean little to me: <a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=9251" rel="nofollow">Anzolini; Durkin, Croft, Patriarco, Walker</a> I'll definitely write back how it is. Because I am new to opera, the names mean little to me: Anzolini; Durkin, Croft, Patriarco, Walker

I’ll definitely write back how it is.

]]> By: Lily http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/comment-page-1/#comment-137774 Lily Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/#comment-137774 Because I am new to opera, the names mean little to me: <a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=9251" rel="nofollow">Anzolini; Durkin, Croft, Patriarco, Walker</a> I'll definitely write back how it is. Because I am new to opera, the names mean little to me: Anzolini; Durkin, Croft, Patriarco, Walker

I’ll definitely write back how it is.

]]> By: Jen http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/comment-page-1/#comment-58891 Jen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:54:24 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/#comment-58891 who's performing this? Glass has interesting music, but I see him more as a movie music kind of guy more than an opera composer :) Please let us know how it is! who’s performing this? Glass has interesting music, but I see him more as a movie music kind of guy more than an opera composer :) Please let us know how it is!

]]> By: Jen http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/comment-page-1/#comment-137773 Jen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/14/word-of-the-day-satyagraha/#comment-137773 who's performing this? Glass has interesting music, but I see him more as a movie music kind of guy more than an opera composer :) Please let us know how it is! who’s performing this? Glass has interesting music, but I see him more as a movie music kind of guy more than an opera composer :) Please let us know how it is!

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