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Seat Plan2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music
“…cutting-edge… to whom [Du Yun] the term ‘young composer’ could hardly do justice…”
—The New York Times, USA
“A work that gave me nightmares, yet one that I would nonetheless see again”
— The Washington Post , USA
Guilt and conscience
Pounding at the desolate edges of humanity
Our lives are priceless yet still they can be sold. Today, millions of people are trafficked across borders and many children turned into sex slaves. This is the shocking landscape framing Angel’s Bone, which centres on the machinations of a cash-strapped middle-class couple. After accidentally saving a pair of angels, who have fallen back down to Earth, the once-worthy citizens are tempted to profit from exploiting the bodies of the vulnerable celestials.
Shanghai-born composer Du Yun now lives in New York and is the first Chinese woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Together with librettist Royce Vavrek, international and local musicians and vocalists, she combines opera, pop, chamber music, electronic rock, and cabaret into a searing multi-art performance, probing the twisted psyche of human traffickers.
Composer:
Librettist:
Director:
Michael Joseph McQuilken
Music Director / Conductor:
Daniela Candillari
Scenic/Lighting Designer:
Maruti Evans
Costume Designer:
Kate Fry
Performers:
Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano: Abigail Fischer (as Mrs. X.E.)
Baritone: Kyle Pfortmiller (as Mr. X.E.)
Lyric Tenor: Kyle Bielfield (as Boy Angel)
Punk Vocalist: Rosie K (as Girl Angel)
Live Music: Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Baritone: Kyle Pfortmiller (as Mr. X.E.)
Lyric Tenor: Kyle Bielfield (as Boy Angel)
Punk Vocalist: Rosie K (as Girl Angel)
Live Music: Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Related info
Meet-the-artist session after the 10 November performanceTour produced by Beth Morrison Projects. World premiere production by Beth Morrison Projects in association with Trinity Church Wall Street for PROTOTYPE Festival 2016
Photo: Cory Weaver
