Chinatown, City Opera

Heart of the City Festival 2020

A presentation on the new opera CHINATOWN, featuring among others librettist Madeline Thien and composer Alice Ping Yee Ho.

UPDATE: OCTOBER 30th - NO LONGER A ZOOM MEETING (will be a ZOOM WEBINAR)Come to the virtual backstage as City Opera Vancouver creates its latest opera, CHINATOWN. A story of racism and resistance, family and neighbourhood, set in Vancouver’s Chinatown in 1961 - it is a powerful, daring, and beautiful story. Join librettist Madeleine Thien (Do Not Say We Have Nothing) and composer Alice Ping Yee Ho (The Monkiest King) as they discuss their new work. They are joined by stage director Debi Wong, coach-pianist Roger Parton, and City Opera president Ethel Whitty, who says “We would have held this at Carnegie, but COVID has made that impossible. I hope you will join us online as we discuss the work, take your questions, and hear your ideas.” www.cityoperavancouver.com. <ul><li>Interactive event on Zoom</li><li>Free / donation appreciated</li></ul>

Composer Alice Ping Yee Ho

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