San Francisco Opera - Dream of the Red Chamber Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
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Dream of the Red ChamberSan Francisco OperaNo. of reviews: 13 |
Touching dream receives radiant debut production |
6 Oct 16 / Classical Voice North America |
There were lots and lots of songs - it is a very long opera |
23 Sep 16 / Opera Today |
‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ and ‘Andrea Chénier’: opera opts for old over new |
21 Sep 16 / Wall Street Journal |
Slow start, big finish for Bright Sheng world premiere |
17 Sep 16 / Seen and Heard |
“The Dream of the Red Chamber” transforms into a fascinating opera |
17 Sep 16 / Opera Warhorses |
Transforming Dream of the Red Chamber into an opera seems at once impossible and necessary |
16 Sep 16 / Opera News |
How to transform a classic, sprawling Chinese novel into an opera |
15 Sep 16 / The Economist |
Dreaming big, Red Chamber collaborators rise to the challenge |
13 Sep 16 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Chinese opera 'Dream of the Red Chamber' opens in San Francisco with much ambition, too little nerve |
13 Sep 16 / Los Angeles Times |
A Dream doesn't quite come true at San Francisco Opera |
13 Sep 16 / Bachtrack |
S.F. Opera premieres enchanting “Dream of the Red Chamber” |
12 Sep 16 / Mercury News |
Uneven ‘Red Chamber’ premiere takes wing after intermission |
12 Sep 16 / San Francisco Chronicle |
SF Opera bridges East-West divide in lush ‘Dream’ |
12 Sep 16 / San Francisco Examiner |
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Dream of the Red Chamber: a Chinese epic bursts into song
The book is China’s equivalent of War and Peace, and now it’s been turned into an opera. Is this the 21st-century Turandot – or something more authentic?
The book is China’s equivalent of War and Peace, and now it’s been turned into an opera. Is this the 21st-century Turandot – or something more authentic?
Chinese epic gets grand opera treatment
San Francisco Opera faces a seemingly daunting challenge with its world premiere of composer Bright Sheng and co-librettist David Henry Hwang’s “Dream of the Red Chamber.”
San Francisco Opera faces a seemingly daunting challenge with its world premiere of composer Bright Sheng and co-librettist David Henry Hwang’s “Dream of the Red Chamber.”
Dream of the Red Chamber awakens at San Francisco Opera
A contemporary opera based on the classic Chinese novel, Dream of the Red Chamber, and developed for Western audiences, could be a riveting success at San Francisco Opera this fall.
A contemporary opera based on the classic Chinese novel, Dream of the Red Chamber, and developed for Western audiences, could be a riveting success at San Francisco Opera this fall.
Production details
Cast
Jo, Shi, Roberts, Zhang, Kim, Ho, Guo
(c) Manahan (d) Lai
Performance dates
10, 13, 18(m), 23, 27, 29 September 2016
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