''The Peony Pavilion'' is a 1998 production by Peter Sellars, in a mix of Chinese and English translation, of the Ming Dynasty play '' The Peony Pavilion''. Part One is an avant-garde staging of the traditional Kunqu form of Chinese opera's staging of the play, which is how the play is usually performed in China. Part Two is a specially-composed two-hour opera by Tan Dun, mixing Chinese and western forms and instruments.

Recordings

Sony Classics released a 1998 CD, '' Bitter Love: A Song Cycle'' sung in English by Ying Huang and the New York Virtuoso Singers based on portions of the score for Part Two.

Tang Xianzu Tang Xianzu (; September 24, 1550 – July 29, 1616), courtesy name Yireng (), was a Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty. Biography Tang was a native of Linchuan, Jiangxi and his career as an official consisted principally of low-level ...

'' Mudan Ting'' introduction Page 30, translation by Cyril Birch 2002 "... hours to Chen Shi-Zheng's production and another hour to the making of it; Sony has released a CD, Bitter Love: A Song Cycle (based on the opera Peony Pavilion), that features Ying Huang singing portions of Tan Dun's score for Part Two."

References

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