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to a libretto by

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(廖端丽) and

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(徐瑛) on the subject of the poet

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. It was premiered, with subtitles, 7 July 2007 at the

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House,

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, directed by Lin Zhaohua, conducted by

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, and produced by Martha Liao. Subsequently, the opera was performed in Beijing and Hong Kong

References

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