'Sukanya' is Ravi Shankar's only opera. He began writing it at the age of 90 and it was left incomplete at the time of his death in 2012. It was completed and orchestrated by David Murphy, a longtime collaborator of Shankar's, with the help of Shankar's wife Sukanya and daughter Anoushka. Inspired by Shankar's own wife and based on a tale from the Mahabharata, 'Sukanya' seamlessly blends Western and Indian musical traditions to tell an epic and magical love story which transcends time and space. Featuring the original cast of the opera, including Susanna Hurrell and Alok Kumar as Sukanya and Chyavana the elderly sage performing alongside masters of traditional Indian instruments and the BBC Singers.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Prelude - Aswini Twins' Song to Love

Various Performers

2.Overture

Various Performers

3.Tarana

Various Performers

4.The Forest

Various Performers

5.Ants!

Various Performers

6.Discovery

Various Performers

7.Marriage

Various Performers

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Prelude

Various Performers

2.Tilak Kamod

Various Performers

3.Yaman Kalyan

Various Performers

4.Arrival of the Aswini Twins

Various Performers

5.The Test

Various Performers

6.The Lake

Various Performers

7.The Choice

Various Performers

8.New Life

Various Performers

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