An evening of Chinese kun opera will be presented on Tuesday, May 22, at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. The program begins at 7 p.m. in Friends’ Hall. Tickets are $10; advanced reservations are required.
Kun opera, or kunqu, is one of the oldest and most refined forms of opera in China. The genre was a popular leisure activity during the 16th to 18th centuries and was frequently staged in the gardens of private residences in Suzhou. The Huntington’s Chinese garden, Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, was modeled after such gardens and has inspired a number of events and performances highlighting the cultural traditions of China.
The program will feature two well-known operatic scenes: the famous “Wandering in the Garden” from The Peony Pavilion, the classic 16th-century play by Tang Xianzu, and “Flirting with a Zither” from The Jade Hairpin by Gao Lian. Performers include the renowned kunqu artists Qian Yi, Wang Taiqi, and Daisy Huang. Susan Pertel Jain, executive director of the UCLA Confucius Institute, will introduce each scene.
To order tickets, call 800-838-3006 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232703.
This Chinese music program was co-organized by The Huntington and the Chinese Kwun Opera Society. Generous support came from The Huntington’s Justin Vajna Memorial Fund for Educational Programs in the Chinese Garden and the Cheng Family Foundation.
Kun opera, or kunqu, is one of the oldest and most refined forms of opera in China. The genre was a popular leisure activity during the 16th to 18th centuries and was frequently staged in the gardens of private residences in Suzhou. The Huntington’s Chinese garden, Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, was modeled after such gardens and has inspired a number of events and performances highlighting the cultural traditions of China.
The program will feature two well-known operatic scenes: the famous “Wandering in the Garden” from The Peony Pavilion, the classic 16th-century play by Tang Xianzu, and “Flirting with a Zither” from The Jade Hairpin by Gao Lian. Performers include the renowned kunqu artists Qian Yi, Wang Taiqi, and Daisy Huang. Susan Pertel Jain, executive director of the UCLA Confucius Institute, will introduce each scene.
To order tickets, call 800-838-3006 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232703.
This Chinese music program was co-organized by The Huntington and the Chinese Kwun Opera Society. Generous support came from The Huntington’s Justin Vajna Memorial Fund for Educational Programs in the Chinese Garden and the Cheng Family Foundation.
Photo caption: Qian Yi in a scene from Peony Pavilion.
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