FULL The Monster of Gao Village (Anna Vienna Ho) London 2023 Henry Ngan, Mandy Liu, HoWang Yuen, Frankie Fu

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Information on the Performance

• Work Title: The Monster of Gao Village  
• Composer: Anna Vienna Ho  
• Libretto: Roxanne Korda    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: The Cockpit, London, UK  
• Recorded: September 9, 2023
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Henry Ngan, Mandy Liu, HoWang Yuen, Frankie Fung, Valerie Wong, Michael CT Lam
• Conductor: Anna Vienna Ho  
• Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble  
• Stage Director: Michael CT Lam  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: MyNewOpera  
• Date Published: 2023  
• Format: DVD
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

PROGRAM LEAFLET

Third part of the series Journey to the West, after The Monk of the River (2021) and Buddha and the Monkey King (2020). The Monkey King and Xuanzang go into the Gao Village on their journey to the West, realising there’s a monster in the village.

A new opera adapted from Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Scored for an ensemble of Chinese and Western musical instruments, this opera blends both musical traditions. Sung in English.