31^st Macao International Music Festival
A Fragrant Dream
Opera in One Act

Date: 14-10-2017 Saturday 8pm

Venue: Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium

Production／Macao International Music Festival
Conductor／Lu Jia

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Macao International Music Festival, distinguished local playwright Lawrence Lei, composer Liu Chenchen and poet Un Sio San joined hands to create the first local chamber opera. Widely-praised for its lyrical melodies and charming local flavours, this time the opera returns to stage with a polished script, a refined libretto and a larger orchestra.

Famous playwright Tang Xianzu stops by Macao on his way to Southern China. Here he meets Maria, a charismatic Portuguese lady, and they quickly form a heart-warming relationship. Shuffling between facts and fiction, A Fragrant Dream tells the life changing encounter that inspired Tang’s masterpiece The Peony Pavilion.

Performed in Mandarin with surtitles in Chinese, Portuguese and English

Approximately 1 hour, no interval