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The Monk and the Lotus
World Premiere - Tete a Tete: The Opera Festival 2017
Part of the The Tete a Tete Opera Festival 2017
Add to my Calendar 10-08-2017 20:10 10-08-2017 22:10 36 The Monk and the Lotus The Monk and the Lotus is a new opera, adapted from the Ming Dynasty classic by Xu Wei. After the monk Yutong refuses to pay obeisance to the newly promoted magistrate Liu, Liu plots his revenge. He orders his courtesan Honglian to seduce Yutong, thereby ruining his religious achievements. Honglian arrives at the monastery at night, feigning illness. Yutong, full of mercy and compassion, must face a test like none he has encountered before… This opera explores the collision between spiritual pursuit and human desire, questioning the nature of reality itself: flower in the mirror, moon in the water, what is real, what is illusory? All this is expressed through innovative stage direction that takes inspiration from the close integration of singing and physical movement inherent in traditional Chinese Opera. Rada Studios, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Rada Studios
16 Chenies Street
Bloomsbury
London
WC1E 7EX
England
Programme
Niccolo Athens – The Monk and the Lotus (ad. by Xu Wei)
Performers
Robbie Haylett – baritone
April Fredrick – soprano
Tete a Tete Opera Festival
Programme Note
The Monk and the Lotus is a new opera, adapted from the Ming Dynasty classic by Xu Wei.
After the monk Yutong refuses to pay obeisance to the newly promoted magistrate Liu, Liu plots his revenge. He orders his courtesan Honglian to seduce Yutong, thereby ruining his religious achievements. Honglian arrives at the monastery at night, feigning illness. Yutong, full of mercy and compassion, must face a test like none he has encountered before…
This opera explores the collision between spiritual pursuit and human desire, questioning the nature of reality itself: flower in the mirror, moon in the water, what is real, what is illusory?
All this is expressed through innovative stage direction that takes inspiration from the close integration of singing and physical movement inherent in traditional Chinese Opera.
