February 01, 2003 >

Merritt Composes Music for "The Orphan of Zhao"

Stephin Merritt has been commissioned by New York's Lincoln Center Festival to compose songs for a modernized version of the 12th Century Chinese opera "The Orphan of Zhao." The opera was conceived and directed by Shi-Zheng Chen, who is best known for the 21-hour long Chinese opera"The Peony Pavillion", which also premiered at the Lincoln Center Festival. "The Orphan of Zhao" will be performed in July, 2003.

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