https://operawire.com/seattle-opera-to-present-huang-ruos-bound/
Seattle Opera will present “Bound” starting on June 9, 2023. The opera by composer Huang Ruo and librettist Bao-Long Chu, is based on the true story of Diane Tran, a 17-year-old student of Vietnamese descent who had to spend a night in jail after missing too many days from school. The reason? She was working two jobs to support her {…}
https://operawire.com/two-lands-an-unquenchable-curiosity-composer-huang-ruo-and-his-music/
Chinese-born composer Huang Ruo, gifted with the ability to transcend the conventional lines between East and West through aesthetics and cultural symbolism, uses his music to inspire and question assumptions about Western culture, exoticism, and the notion of musical and cultural otherness. Instead of conveying two cultures through music, his compositions are informed by life experiences from two distinct worlds {…}
https://operawire.com/beth-morrison-projects-st-anns-warehouse-announce-new-dates-for-huang-ruos-book-of-mountains-seas/
Beth Morrison Projects and St. Ann’s Warehouse has announced new dates for its upcoming production of Huang Ruo’s “Book of Mountains & Seas.” Originally intended for the 2022 PROTOYPE Festival, the choral work is set to make its U.S. premiere on March 15-20 with a total of six performances. The work made its world premiere back in 2021 at the {…}
https://operawire.com/huang-ruo-to-headline-lincoln-centers-american-songbook-series/
Lincoln Center has announced the return of performances to the David Rubenstein Atrium, including the “American Songbook: A World of Voices” series this April. Scheduled between April 14-30, the “American Songbook” series, while not featuring operatic works specifically, includes a vast array of performances by international singers and composers. Opera devotees will be particularly interested in the showcase scheduled for {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-tenor-joshua-dennis-on-huang-ruo-poul-ruders-realizing-the-life-changing-effects-of-positive-affirmations/
(Photo credit: Simon Pauly) Today tenor Joshua Dennis is on a roll. A look back at his 2018-19 season reveals a whopping seven productions across such U.S. cities as New Orleans, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Saint Paul, and Santa Fe in repertory ranging from classic romantics such as Verdi and Gounod to world premieres with modern masters like Joel Puckett {…}
https://operawire.com/fresh-squeezed-opera-to-showcase-ny-premiere-of-huang-ruo-bao-long-chus-bound/
Fresh Squeezed Opera is set to showcase the New York Premiere of Huang Ruo’s “Bound” in a production by Ashley Tata on April 13-18, 2019. The work will be presented at the Rose Nagelberg Theatre and is supported by a grant from the Mills-Tanenbaum Foundation. The chamber opera was inspired by the headline “Diane Tran, Honor Student at Texas High {…}
https://operawire.com/how-opera-theatre-of-saint-louis-joined-forces-with-huang-ruo-david-henry-hwang-to-world-premiere-new-version-of-an-american-soldier/
Few companies are pushing the envelope when it comes to developing new American opera than Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. The company is now entering its fifth season of the New Works, Bold Voices series, which fosters new American operas on American themes. For the upcoming 2018 festival, the company will be producing the world premiere of Huang Ruo and {…}
https://operawire.com/san-francisco-opera-earns-major-multi-year-gift-from-jensen-lori-huang/
San Francisco Opera has received a major multi-year donation. The company revealed that during a special “Monkey King” event hosted by the Jensen and Lori Huang in the Green Room at the War Memorial Veterans Building, the Huangs, who serve as Co-Chairs of The Monkey King Honorary Committee, announced that they will contribute $5 million annually to support the Company’s {…}
https://operawire.com/fleur-barron-myra-huang-to-present-homeland/
Fleur Barron and Myra Huang are set to present “HOME(land) at the 92nd Street Y. The concert, which is set for April 27, 2024 at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center, will juxtapose works by Eastern and Western creators including Brahms, Chen Yi, Berg, Ives, Takemitsu, Mussorgsky, Huang Ruo, Alex Ho, and Charles Trenet. The concert will be streamed online {…}