"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Culture Break: Philip Glass' "Satyagraha," Act II

Or part of it, at least. Satyagraha is my other favorite Glass opera. I was trying to find a clip of the final soliloquy, but the ones I found on YouTube are all static clips, not excerpts from a live performance. (Not that performances of Glass' operas are particularly lively anyway.)

At any rate, this is one of the more engaging (and livelier) sequences:


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