Tickets include access to a special champagne and truffle reception for Asia Society Members with Dream of the Red Chamber composer, Bright Sheng and General Director of the San Francisco Opera, Matthew Shilvock at 6:30 p.m. Tenor Konu Kim makes his San Francisco Opera debut as Bao Yu, with Meigui Zhang, Hyona Kim, and Karen Chia-ling Ho, under the baton of Darrell Ang. A literary masterpiece comes to life through the return of composer Bright Sheng and Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang’s opera directed by Stan Lai and designed by Tim Yip, the Academy Award-winning art director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
To settle an age-old debt to the emperor, one Chinese nobleman is forced to make a devastating choice: between his true love and an heiress who could make his family’s money troubles disappear. The opera played to sold-out audiences during its initial run at San Francisco Opera in 2016 and has since garnered international acclaim through presentations in Beijing, Wuhan, Changsha and Hong Kong. for an exclusive opportunity to see Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang’s acclaimed opera Dream of the Red Chamber, a musical retelling of the 18th-century novel by Cao Xuequin, one of China’s literary masterworks. Asia Society Northern California is pleased to host a Member Event on Friday, June 17 from 6:30 p.m.
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