20
Nov
2019
Public working rehearsal for M. Butterfly in New York
In summer 2020, Kangmin Justin Kim will be the protagonist of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s new opera M. Butterfly at the Santa Fe Opera. On November 20, the Asia Society New York organizes a preview of what is considered one of the most exciting and anticipated world premieres of 2020.
“Asia Society and the Santa Fe Opera’s 2020 Season proudly present the exclusive working rehearsal of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s new opera, M. Butterfly. Based on Hwang’s 1988 Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer-Prize finalist Broadway play, M. Butterfly is the story of Rene Gallimard, a French diplomat who carried on a 20-year love affair with Song Liling, a Peking opera star with an astonishing secret that leads to Gallimard’s professional and personal ruin. The story’s many parallels with Puccini’s well-known Madama Butterfly are echoed in the new opera’s music, composed by the celebrated young Chinese American composer Huang Ruo. With Kangmin Justin Kim (countertenor) as Song Liling and David Bizic (baritone) as Rene Gallimard.”
More information about the November 20 event at the Asia Society in New York: https://bit.ly/37TZlYe