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“Journey to the West: He Hui, a Chinese Soprano in the World of Italian Opera” by Melanie Ho
12 July 201812 July 2018
Opera travels well. Its stories are the stories of our collective humanity—love, loss, revenge, strife, rebellion, rejuvenation, absurdity, tragedy—and its archetypes not only define cultures but also connect them. In many respects, we can no longer speak in essentializing ways about Western opera or Chinese opera, but rather must address the world of opera and…
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New book announcement: “Journey to the West: He Hui, a Chinese soprano in the world of Italian opera” by Melanie Ho
2 January 201830 November 2018
Arguably the most successful Western opera singer to come out of China, soprano He Hui is known for her roles in Madama Butterfly, Tosca and Aida.
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Chinese soprano He Hui’s “Journey to the West”: an excerpt
16 November 201716 November 2017
Why do people still sit spellbound through works of musical theatre that are dozens of decades old, written in and about times that have long passed from living memory? There is of course the music and the wonder of the unamplified voice, but opera is also, critically, about the story. There is love, passion, betrayal,…
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