Heart Sutra

Chamber opera in 4 scenes and a prologue

based on the short story of the same name

Edition: Matériel d'exécution

Demande de location

Détails du produit

Description

My chamber opera Heart Sutra is based on the short story of the same name by the legendary author Eileen Chang, a mysterious tale of love set in Shanghai during the 1930s. I must confess to becoming addicted to Chang, who is surely the most significant author of the twentieth century in the Chinese-speaking world. Her stories often centre around fascinating female protagonists, and the background to these stories – mainly set in Shanghai or Hong Kong during the 1930s to 1940s – provides plenty of scope for the creation of a suspension-packed musical work for the stage. I am overjoyed to be able to premiere Heart Sutra in Taipei, especially since – though the chamber opera is a self-contained work – it is the prelude to a future large-scale opera based on another of Chang’s stories. Christian Jost

Orchestral Cast

S. (Vibr. · Marimba) (1 Spieler) - Str.

Programmation des personnes

Daughter/Hsu Xiao-han · Sopran - Girl Friend/Ling-chin · Sopran - Mother/Mrs. Hsu · Mezzosopran - Boy Friend/Gong Hai-li · Tenor

Plus d'infos

Titre:

Heart Sutra

Chamber opera in 4 scenes and a prologue

based on the short story of the same name

and the poem "The Love of a Falling Leaf" by Zhang Ailing

Libretto by Joyce Chiou

Langue:

Anglais

Edition:

Matériel d'exécution

Maison d'édition:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2012

Durée:

50 ′

Première:

2 mars 2013 · Taipei (TW)
National Concert Hall
Li-Chin Huang, soprano; Ling-Hui Lin, Frau; Jo-Pei Weng and Fernando Wang, Mann · Musikalische Leitung: Christian Jost · National Symphony Orchestra
Inszenierung: Huan-Hsiung Li · Bühnenbild: Wei-Wen Chang

Travaux commandés :

Auftragswerk des Taiwan International Festival