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Heart Sutra

Chamber opera in 4 scenes and a prologue
based on the short story of the same name
Edition: Performance material

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Description

My chamber opera Heart Sutra is based on the short story of the same name by the legendary author Eileen Chang, a mysterious tale of love set in Shanghai during the 1930s. I must confess to becoming addicted to Chang, who is surely the most significant author of the twentieth century in the Chinese-speaking world. Her stories often centre around fascinating female protagonists, and the background to these stories – mainly set in Shanghai or Hong Kong during the 1930s to 1940s – provides plenty of scope for the creation of a suspension-packed musical work for the stage. I am overjoyed to be able to premiere Heart Sutra in Taipei, especially since – though the chamber opera is a self-contained work – it is the prelude to a future large-scale opera based on another of Chang’s stories. Christian Jost

Orchestral Cast

S. (Vibr. · Marimba) (1 Spieler) - Str.

Cast

Daughter/Hsu Xiao-han · Sopran - Girl Friend/Ling-chin · Sopran - Mother/Mrs. Hsu · Mezzosopran - Boy Friend/Gong Hai-li · Tenor

More Information

Title:
Heart Sutra
Chamber opera in 4 scenes and a prologue
based on the short story of the same name
and the poem "The Love of a Falling Leaf" by Zhang Ailing
Libretto by Joyce Chiou
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2012
Duration:
50 ′
World Premiere:
March 2, 2013 · Taipei (TW)
National Concert Hall
Li-Chin Huang, soprano; Ling-Hui Lin, Frau; Jo-Pei Weng and Fernando Wang, Mann · Conductor: Christian Jost · National Symphony Orchestra
Original staging: Huan-Hsiung Li · Set desing: Wei-Wen Chang
Commissioned work :
Auftragswerk des Taiwan International Festival

Technical Details

Product number:
LS 5562-01
Delivery rights:
Worldwide

Performances

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  • Heart Sutra
    Conductor: Jonathan Kaell
    Orchestra: United Instruments of Lucilin
    December 10, 2017 | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) , Théâtre National
    17:00
  • Heart Sutra
    Conductor: Jonathan Kaell
    Orchestra: United Instruments of Lucilin
    December 7, 2017 | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) , Théâtre National — National Premiere
    20:00
  • Heart Sutra
    Conductor: Johannes Witt
    July 6, 2017 | Kaiserslautern (Germany) , Pfalztheater, Werkstattbühne
  • Heart Sutra
    Conductor: Johannes Witt
    July 4, 2017 | Kaiserslautern (Germany) , Pfalztheater, Werkstattbühne
  • Heart Sutra
    Conductor: Johannes Witt
    July 2, 2017 | Kaiserslautern (Germany) , Pfalztheater, Werkstattbühne
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