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New-minted rather than dusted down: ENO opens season with Satyagraha

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“Pannikar’s serene presence burned with dignity”
Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 14 October 2021
Glass, Satyagraha
Carolyn Kuan, Conductor
Phelim McDermott, Director
Julian Crouch, Set Designer
Kevin Pollard, Costume Designer
Paule Constable, Lighting Designer
Peter Relton, Revival Director
Kevin Sleep, Revival lighting designer
Sean Panikkar, Gandhi
Gabriella Cassidy, Miss Schlesen
James Cleverton, Mr. Kallenbach
William Thomas, Parsi Rustomji
Verity Wingate, Mrs Naidoo
Felicity Buckland, Kasturbai
Sarah Pring, Mrs Alexander
Ross Ramgobin, Prince Arjuna
Musa Ngqungwana, Lord Krishna
English National Opera Chorus
English National Opera Orchestra
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