3, 4/5 (Sunday, Monday)
8pm
Dom Pedro V Theatre
Tickets: MOP 60
Composer, Conductor and Music Director: Lam Bun-Ching
Libretto: Xu Ying
Director: Tian Mansha
Scenery Design: Shen Li
Costume Design: Zhao Zhizhen
Lighting Design: A Fundição, Oficina de Espectáculos, Portugal
| Characters and Cast: |
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| Cai Wenji |
Qian Hong, Soprano |
| King Zuoxian |
Yang Xiaoyong, Baritone |
| Storyteller/ Han Ambassador/ |
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| Cai Yong/ Han General |
Lan Tian, Beijing Opera performer |
A co-production of the Asia Society and Hong Kong Arts Festival in association with the New England Foundation for the Arts
Macao-born composer Lam Bun-Ching’s contemporary opera Wenji: Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute is based on the true story of poet/musician Cai Wenji from China’s Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 210 CE). The story follows a scholar's daughter who becomes a prize of war, torn between two worlds. The tale is pulled from the magical suitcase of a poor storyteller, filling the stage with light and colour as the characters come to life. With a libretto sung in English and Chinese, Wenji incorporates influences ranging from Chinese Beijing opera to contemporary Western music.
"...[a] beautifully crafted piece that's conveyed in clear gestures, spare but not elliptical." The New York Times, February 7, 2002
With surtitles in Chinese, Portuguese and English