Sāvitri

Fitzwilliam Auditorium

Fri 7 - Sat 8 November

Cambridge University Opera Society, in collaboration with Sidney Sussex College Music Society and Cambridge University Indian Classical Music Society

Sāvitri

Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst's Sāvitri is an opera adapted from the original setting of Sāvitri and Satyavān in the Mahābhārata. It follows the titular character, a princess unmatched in beauty and intellect, as she sets out alone to find a suitable husband. Finding a simple carpenter in the woods, she is immediately taken with his humility and modest way of life - and upon speaking to him, she finds he is none other than Satyavān, the prince of a neighbouring kingdom, exiled by a violent coup. Admiring his strength of character, she resolves to marry him at once, but all is not well for the pair. The news of her intentions to marry Satyavān is met with a chilling prophecy from Naradha, news-carrier of the Gods. He shares that if Sāvitri marries Satyavān, their bliss will last but one year, until Yama (Death) comes for Satyavān. Undeterred, though deeply troubled, Sāvitri insists upon marrying her lover. The story begins as the year comes to a close, when Yama comes calling for his price. As the prophecy looms, will Sāvitri be able to defend against an archaic force to keep her lover alive, or will she be helpless to fate?

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Times

Fri 7 November at 8:00pm

Sat 8 November at 8:00pm

Duration

90 minutes

Venue

Fitzwilliam Auditorium

Tickets

£10 adults, £6 concessions

The Auditorium is fully accessible. You are advised to enter the College via the Storey's Way entrance, where there is both disabled parking and step-free access to the Auditorium. There is an accessible bathroom adjacent to the Porters' Lodge on arrival.

The Auditorium Foyer is on the ground floor and step-free. To enter the Auditorium, you can either use the lift to descend to the lower ground (there is an accessible bathroom here too), and access the theatre via the two doors either side. Because, in the event of a fire, the lift cannot be used, any wheelchair users on the lower ground will be directed to a specific step-free fire exit at the front of the stage.

To access the gallery of the theatre, attendees can enter at the ground floor level. Spaces can be made available for wheelchair users and any accompanying party.