Satyagraha ou la canonisation de Philip Glass au Palais Garnier

Satyagraha au Palais Garnier

By Romain Daroles, 12 April 2026

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“la sensation d‘avoir assister à un moment d’histoire de la musique”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Paris on 10 April 2026

Glass, Satyagraha

Opéra national de Paris

Ingo Metzmacher, Conductor

Bobbi Jene Smith, Director, Choreography

Christian Friedländer, Set Designer

Wojciech Dziedzic, Costume Designer

John Torres, Lighting Designer

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris

Or Schraiber, Director, Choreography

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Gandhi

Ilanah Lobel-Torres, Miss Schlesen

Olivia Boen, Mrs Naidoo

Adriana Bignagni Lesca, Mrs Alexander

Deepa Johnny, Kasturbai

Nicky Spence, Prince Arjuna

Davóne Tines, Mr. Kallenbach

Nicolas Cavallier, Lord Krishna

Amin Ahangaran, Parsi Rustomji

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Romain Daroles

Romain Daroles est né entre Gascogne et Armagnac, terre qui lui a transmis le goût des lettres, de la musique et de la bonne chère. Parallèlement à des études littéraires qui se solderont avec l’obtention d’un Master en Littératures Françaises à la Sorbonne, il approfondit sa formation théâtrale au Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique du 6e arrondissement de Paris, ainsi que sa passion pour l’opéra. Titulaire en 2016 d'un Bachelor Théâtre décerné par la Manufacture de Lausanne, il est comédien/metteur en scène et a joué sous la direction de François Gremaud, Marie Fourquet, Alain Borek ou Mathias Brossard.