Opera Online- Tea:A Mirror of Soul Week 2

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Welcome students and teachers to Opera Online. This week we will continue on our voyage through the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s production of Tea: A Mirror of Soul. We will begin to look at the world acclaimed cast and the imaginative and creative music of Tan Dun.

YouTube Clip of the Week

Tea composer Tan Dun is known for his use of unusual instruments. Mr. Tan likes to use “organic” or natural instruments and has written full orchestral pieces that celebrate percussion instruments that use water, paper and more. Below, are links to Tan Dun’s Water and Paper Concerti, both of which are truly fascinating compositions.

Tan Dun: Paper Concerto

Tan Dun: Water Concerto

Web Site of the Week

Baritone Haijing Fu created the role of Seikyo at the 2002 world premiere of Tea: A Mirror of Soul and is returning to Philadelphia to repeat this role.

Tenor Roger Honeywell sings the role of the Prince. Mr. Honeywell is no stranger to the Opera Company of Philadelphia; you may recognize him from this season’s production of Madama Butterfly in which he sang the role of Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton or the 2006 production of La Bohème in which he sang Rodolfo.

To find out more about these singers, visit their web sites where you will find information about their life, recent recordings, and upcoming performances.

Opera on the Air

On January 16th at 1pm WRTI radio will broadcast the Metropolitan Opera’s production of George Bizet’s Carmen conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin. The cast includes world famous mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as Carmen, Barbara Frittoli as Micaela, Mariusz Kwiecien as Escamillo and renowned tenor Roberto Alagna as Don Jose.

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Until next time …

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