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Sāvitri (opera)
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Sāvitri is a chamber opera in one act with music composed by Gustav Holst, his Opus 25, to his own libretto. The story is based on the episode of Savitri and Satyavan from the Mahābhārata, which was also included in Specimens of Old Indian Poetry (Ralph Griffiths) and Idylls from the Sanskrit.[1] The opera features three solo singers, a wordless female chorus, and a chamber orchestra of 12 musicians (consisting of 2 flutes, a cor anglais, 2 string quartets and a double bass). Holst had made at least six earlier attempts at composing opera before arriving at Sāvitri.
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Sāvitri | |
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Chamber opera by Gustav Holst | |
![]() Holst, circa 1921 | |
Librettist | Holst |
Based on | Savitri and Satyavan |
Premiere | 5 December 1916 (1916-12-05) Wellington Hall, London |
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