David Henry Hwang's play, based on the true story of a French diplomat and the Madame Butterfly with whom he fell in love, is now an opera. The world premiere will be in Santa Fe on July 30th. This is not Puccini, though composer Huang Ruo was much inspired by Puccini's gorgeous score. The tale tells of a Westerner's fascination with the exotic East, a tale of love as illusion, of spying activities, of questions of gender, and yes, about transformation and butterflies."
Desirée Mays is an international speaker on opera, a radio producer, and author of the Opera Unveiled book series. She is known locally as the preview speaker for twenty seasons at Santa Fe Opera’s Cantina Preview Dinners.
Pre-Registration is required by June 27. You will receive confirmation of your registration by email and a link will be sent the day of the webinar. The webinar will be recorded for viewing later. A link will be provided via email once the event has been posted online and will be available only to those who were registered.
To register: https://conta.cc/3KkXhvk