Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Santa Fe Opera to Premiere Work by Chinese Composer Huang Ruo OC '00

The Santa Fe Opera will feature the American premiere of a work by Chinese composer Huang Ruo.
At a press conference on Thursday, the company announced that it will replace the production of Judith Weir's Miss Fortune with the American premiere of opera "Dr. Sun Yat-Sen" by the New York-based Chinese composer in the 2014 season.

Opera General Director Charles MacKay said in the announcement that Huang's music is "exotic and distinctive, with a lovely lyrical quality which makes it very approachable for the voice."  Read More