Performed by the Symphony Orchestra and Opera of Shanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCM)
Tang Xianzu - the Playwright in Concert
Over 100 talented musicians from the Symphony Orchestra and Opera of Shanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCM) made their Australian debut in “Tang Xianzu: the Playwright in Concert” at the Melbourne Recital Centre and Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on on April 5 and 7, 2019. This remarkable and original integration of works effectively showcased and translated not only the many facets of Chinese culture but also the refined world of literature in Renaissance China.
Featuring over 100 talented musicians from the Symphony Orchestra and the Opera of Shanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCM), “Tang Xianzu: the Playwright in Concert” recounted a thrilling story with rich music that warmed the heart. Tang’s original opera delivered a universal translation of the refined world of literature in Renaissance Chinanter through a poignant masterpiece interwoven with the multifaceted aspects of Chinese culture alongside a moving expression of mankind’s unfaltering humanistic morality and convictions of everlasting love.
“Very successfully delivered”
“A highly remarkable and original integration of works”
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