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The Clever Wife - A Chinese Folktale
Dance of Asian America presents a world premiere opera based on a popular Chinese folktale.
When:
April 30, 2012 12:00am to May 4, 2012 12:00am
Where
Music by Mary Carol Warwick
Libretto by Hugh Behm-Steinberg
Commissioned by Donna and Robert Bruni
For Elementary and Middle Schools
Can a woman be a hero? Based on a popular Chinese folktale, this world premiere opera explores the difference between wisdom and knowledge when a young wife must rescue her foolish husband from a magistrate's impossible tasks.
Produced by Houston Grand Opera
Cost:
Free
Event Website URL:
Phone Number:
281-373-3386
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