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In June, Seattle Opera presents Sure, a one-act chamber opera (music by Huang Ruo, libretto by Bao-Lengthy Chu). This opera options Vanessa Vo taking part in đàn bầu (monochord) and đàn tranh (Vietnamese zither). On this podcast, Vo demonstrates and discusses these devices with Dramaturg Jonathan Dean.
“By way of music I’ve discovered concerning the variations [between] cultures [in] probably the most lovely and significant manner. So, having the Vietnamese conventional devices on this opera, and having Seattle Opera current this…the refugee and immigrant communities [and I], we actually respect it. [W]e can be taught concerning the variations of different folks, and as soon as we perceive the variations we are able to discover ways to reside with one another [and be] a lot nicer, supportive.”
Plus, as a bonus: Vo’s efficiency, on the đàn bầu of “Summertime” from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, organized by Nguyen Le, with Frank Martin on the piano. This efficiency was chosen as one in all NPR’s Songs We Love in 2015.
Hearken to the total episode, “Vanessa Vo and the Vietnamese devices of Sure“ wherever you take heed to podcasts (You may also seek for “Seattle Opera”). Be taught extra concerning the featured speaker Vanessa Vo on her private web site.
Sure opens June 9, 2023, at Tagney Jones Corridor on the Opera Middle. Tickets and information at seattleopera.org/certain.
