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OPERA THEATRE TELLS \THE TALE OF GENJI\ ... ... AND TRANSPORTS AUDIENCES TO THE JAPAN OF A MILLENNIUM AGO
2000
Overview
\"I describe feelings with instruments,\" says Miki. His \"grand opera\" adaptation will incorporate a special koto ensemble. In this one, he uses a standard orchestra augmented by three Japanese instruments. There are several instruments mentioned in the book, including the flute, koto (a kind of long zither), pipa (a four- stringed lute) and qin (another variety of zither). The Japanese flute will be imitated by piccolos, with two Japanese instrumentalists (one performing on a 21-stringed koto, the other doubling on qin and pipa) sitting on a bridge over the orchestra pit.Miki notes that \"the period 1,000 years ago was very different from our period. The music should be more naive, but I am a contemporary musician, so I compose in my way. I use many techniques to compose.\" Judging from the music heard at a recent staging rehearsal, his way should appeal to many ears, a winning combination of Western and Eastern modes and melodies that make a lyrical whole. The cast is headed by baritone Mel Ulrich, heard in last year's production of \"Pearl FishersOthers in the cast include bass-baritone Andrew Wentzel as the Old Emperor and Recluse; mezzo-soprano Josepha Gayer as Kokiden, mother of the crown prince and the nun Shonagon; soprano Cher yl Evans in the roles of the jealous Lady Rokujo and the lady of Akashi; mezzo-soprano Jessica Miller as Aoi, Genji's \"official wife\"; tenor Richard Troxell as Genji's brother-in-law To- No-Chujo; and baritone Carleton Chambers as the crown prince Suzaku. With a libretto by Opera Theatre artistic director Colin Graham and music by Minoru Miki, \"Genji\" adapts portions of the book, a Japanese classic for the last millennium. Genji, the \"Shining Prince,\" is gifted in all the ways that matter to an aristocrat, but he is morally flawed: a Don Juan who comes to have a conscience.
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Pulitzer, Inc
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