Special Presentation: The Silver River
The Silver River weaves Chinese and Western cultures into a magical operatic masterpiece of exquisite beauty. This CMNW co-commisioned contemporary production is conceived by two renowned Asian artists: composer Bright Sheng and librettist and Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang. The Silver River updates a legendary 5,000-year-old Chinese myth of ill-fated love between a celestial being and a mortal, ultimately interpreting the creation of night and day.
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This special presentation is sponsored by Kirk Hall In Memory of Lisa Shara Hall.
Premieres July 6 @ 10 am PT
Available all of Week 3 through July 12 @ 11:59 pm PT
Program
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- BRIGHT SHENG The Silver River (1997)
Robert Longbottom, stage director
Bright Sheng, conductor and composer
David Henry Hwang, libretto
Dana Green, buffalo
YuCheng Ren, jade emperor, tenor (Chinese Opera style)
Theo Hoffman, cowherd, baritone (Western Opera style)
Katherine Disenhof, co-choreographer & lead dancer
Claire van Bever & Ellie van Bever, attendant dancers
Peter West, lighting designer
Ian Anderson-Priddy, projections
Anita Yavich, costumes
Peggy Schwarz, stage manager
Hadley Yoder, wardrobe manager
Kira Whiting, rehearsal pianist
Ransom Wilson, flute
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet and bass clarinet
Wu Man, pipa
Pius Cheung, percussion
Theodore Arm, violin and percussion
Sophie Shao, celloOriginally performed Saturday, July 21, 2018 | Lincoln Performance Hall @ 8 pm