Chicago Opera Preps for Adams's "A Flowering Tree" with Monthlong Festival

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This past weekend, Chicago Opera Theater began India Blooms in Chicago, its monthlong festival of Indian culture in preparation for the May 14 Midwest premiere of John Adams's latest opera, A Flowering Tree. The work features a libretto by Adams and his longtime collaborator Peter Sellars, adapted from an ancient southern Indian folktale and poetry translated by the late A. K. Ramanujan, a scholar at the University of Chicago. The composer will conduct the May 14 Chicago premiere and the succeeding performance, on May 17; three more performances will follow; all will take place at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park.

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This past weekend, Chicago Opera Theater began India Blooms in Chicago, its monthlong festival of Indian culture in preparation for the May 14 Midwest premiere of John Adams's latest opera, A Flowering Tree. The work features a libretto by Adams and his longtime collaborator Peter Sellars, adapted from an ancient southern Indian folktale and poetry translated by the late A. K. Ramanujan, a scholar at the University of Chicago. The composer will conduct the May 14 Chicago premiere and the succeeding performance, on May 17; three more performances will follow; all will take place at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park.

As part of India Blooms festival, each performance of the opera will be preceded by a lecture, free to ticket holders, featuring artistic contributors like Joana Carneiro, who will conduct the opera in its May 20, 23, and 25 performances, and sound designer Mark Grey.

For ticket information and all the related festival events, visit chicagooperatheater.org.

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John Adams: "A Flowering Tree" Chicago premiere 2008
  • Monday, April 21, 2008
    Chicago Opera Preps for Adams's "A Flowering Tree" with Monthlong Festival
    Liz Lauren

    This past weekend, Chicago Opera Theater began India Blooms in Chicago, its monthlong festival of Indian culture in preparation for the May 14 Midwest premiere of John Adams's latest opera, A Flowering Tree. The work features a libretto by Adams and his longtime collaborator Peter Sellars, adapted from an ancient southern Indian folktale and poetry translated by the late A. K. Ramanujan, a scholar at the University of Chicago. The composer will conduct the May 14 Chicago premiere and the succeeding performance, on May 17; three more performances will follow; all will take place at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park.

    As part of India Blooms festival, each performance of the opera will be preceded by a lecture, free to ticket holders, featuring artistic contributors like Joana Carneiro, who will conduct the opera in its May 20, 23, and 25 performances, and sound designer Mark Grey.

    For ticket information and all the related festival events, visit chicagooperatheater.org.

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