opera

Chinese Opera, Abridged, at Metropolitan Museum

Last Friday, audiences at the Metropolitan Museum enjoyed an abridged version of a well-known piece of Kunqu, the oldest form of Chinese opera: ‘The Peony Pavilion’. From James R. Oestreich’s review at the New...

In Search Of A Stage, Western Opera Singers Try China

NPR reports on Western opera singers, including American soprano Maria McDaniel, who are learning contemporary Chinese opera, both in response to the lack of jobs at home and to the Chinese government’s efforts to bolster...

Beijing Has Thing For Puccini Opera Set In China

From Los Angeles Times: Gli enigmi sono tre, una e la vita!li enigmi sono tre, una e la vita! What does the above mean? (“The riddles are three; life is one!”) Where is it from? (The opera “Turandot.”)...

The Met Grooms a Young Star

The Wall Street Journal profiles opera singer Shen Yang, who will have his debut with New York’s Metropolitan Opera next month after being discovered in China by world-renowned soprano Renee Fleming: Ms. Fleming calls...

A majestic imperial Chinese saga has its premiere at the Met – Anthony Tommasini

From IHT: The relative rarity of world premieres at the Metropolitan Opera does not alone explain the buildup of good will, genuine excitement and high expectation over “The First Emperor,” the opera by the Chinese-American composer Tan Dun, which had its premiere on Thursday night, conducted by the composer. Over the years Mr. Tan has […]

The Great Wall Rises (and Falls) at the Met – Lois B. Morris and Robert Lipsyte

From the New York Times, an article about the Metropolitan Opera’s staging of First Emperor by Zhang Yimou and Tan Dun: Normally for a new production the Met allows one week in the summer for technical rehearsals ” no orchestra, no singers ” to test the set and design the lighting before standard rehearsals begin. […]

Wagner’s Ring Cycle to Make Its Chinese Debut, with Simon Rattle Conducting – Yan Wuji

From China Daily, via Andante.com: The Nuremberg State Theatre is to introduce Richard Wagner’s monumental four-opera epic Der Ring des Nibelungen to music lovers at the Eighth Beijing Music Festival.… Yu Long, artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival, said: “This is a historic moment for Asia.” Yu is proud to be able to present […]

Aventurina King: Shakespeare Brushes Up on His Chinese

From The New York Times: MACBETH does a back flip from a 10-foot-high city wall; his queen sings a lament as she wipes imaginary blood from her hands; and the courtiers enact their coup in Han dynasty dress. It is no typical production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” that Spoleto Festival U.S.A. is presenting on Thursday and […]

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