Dream of the Red Chamber (opera)
Appearance
Dream of the Red Chamber is an upcoming English-language opera composed by Chinese American composer Bright Sheng, with libretto by David Henry Hwang. Based on the classic 18th-century Chinese novel of the same name by Cao Xueqin, the three-hour opera is scheduled for its world premiere on September 10, 2016, by the San Francisco opera.[1][2]
Cast
- Jia Baoyu - Yijie Shi (tenor)
- Lin Daiyu - Pureum Jo (soprano)
- Xue Baochai - Nian Wang (mezzo-soprano)
- Grandmother Jia - Qiulin Zhang (contralto)
- Lady Wang - Hyona Kim (mezzo-soprano)
- Jia Yuanchun (Princess Jia) - Karen Chia-Ling Ho (soprano)
- Aunt Xue - Yanyu Guo (mezzo-soprano)