Interactive Broadcast
20:45-22:15, Thursday 5th August 2021
Catch-up for £1 until 7th September
Online
Music: Anna Vienna Ho
Words: Roxanne Korda
You can find the libretto for Buddha and the Monkey King here.
You can find the libretto for The Monk of the River here.
Tang Sanzang (Xuanzang) seeks justice and revenge before his journey to the west.
A new opera adapted from Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Rooted in Chinese folk religion, mythology, and Confucianist, Taoist and Buddhist philosophies, this opera opens a new window on the novel, telling the whole story.
Scored for an ensemble of Chinese and Western musical instruments, this opera blends both musical traditions. Sung in English.
The interactive broadcast will include the prologue to the opera, Buddha and the Monkey King, which appeared at the 2020 Festival, and a Q&A with the cast and creative team.
You can find a programme for The Monk of the River here.
Age range: All ages, but mostly adults
Content advisory: suicide (represented, but not graphically)
Produced by Anna Vienna Ho
This project is supported by the Arts Council England National Lottery fund.
Venue: Online
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Composer and Music Director: Anna Vienna Ho
Librettist: Roxanne Korda
Director: Michael CT Lam
Xuanzang 玄奘(江流): Michael TK Lam
Wenjiao 殷溫嬌: Valerie Wong
Guangrui 陳光蕊: James Gribble
The Dragon King 洪江龍王/Kaishan 殷開山丞相: Franco Kong
Madame Zhang 張氏: Deirdre McCabe
Liu Hong 劉洪: HoWang Yuen
Li Biao 李彪: Patricia Yates
Monk Faming 法明和尚: Edwin Dizer
Madame Hu 丞相夫人(胡氏): Roxanne Korda
Chunmei 丫鬟春梅/Hua 何花/Fish Soldier 魚兵/Monkey King 孫悟空: Lixin Liu
Yaksa 海夜叉/Xue 馮雪/Qiuju秋菊: Kaiying Wang
Hua An 家僮華安/Feng 王風/Crab General 蟹將: Matthew Secombe
Fisherman 漁夫/Yue 趙月/Turtle Minister 龜丞相: Alexander Pratley
Sakyamunī, the Buddha 如來佛: Michael CT Lam
Flute/Dizi: Ruth Wang
Clarinet: Kaethe Uken
Violin: Adrian Yuzhe Wang
Violin: Henji Fan
Viola: Yujie Wang
Cello: Molly Welling
Piano: Sim Cheng Chen
Zhong Ruan: Michael CT Lam
Erhu: Ling Peng
On the same day:
Composer and Music Director: Anna Vienna Ho
Librettist: Roxanne Korda
Director: Michael CT Lam
Xuanzang 玄奘(江流): Michael TK Lam
Wenjiao 殷溫嬌: Valerie Wong
Guangrui 陳光蕊: James Gribble
The Dragon King 洪江龍王/Kaishan 殷開山丞相: Franco Kong
Madame Zhang 張氏: Deirdre McCabe
Liu Hong 劉洪: HoWang Yuen
Li Biao 李彪: Patricia Yates
Monk Faming 法明和尚: Edwin Dizer
Madame Hu 丞相夫人(胡氏): Roxanne Korda
Chunmei 丫鬟春梅/Hua 何花/Fish Soldier 魚兵/Monkey King 孫悟空: Lixin Liu
Yaksa 海夜叉/Xue 馮雪/Qiuju秋菊: Kaiying Wang
Hua An 家僮華安/Feng 王風/Crab General 蟹將: Matthew Secombe
Fisherman 漁夫/Yue 趙月/Turtle Minister 龜丞相: Alexander Pratley
Sakyamunī, the Buddha 如來佛: Michael CT Lam
Flute/Dizi: Ruth Wang
Clarinet: Kaethe Uken
Violin: Adrian Yuzhe Wang
Violin: Henji Fan
Viola: Yujie Wang
Cello: Molly Welling
Piano: Sim Cheng Chen
Zhong Ruan: Michael CT Lam
Erhu: Ling Peng