Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera and the Chinese New Wave
The work of a group of modern Chinese composers known as the ‘New Wave’ generation, including Tan Dun, Bright Sheng, and Chen Yi, has greatly boosted contemporary Chinese music. Po Hang Yuen’s talk will examine Tan Dun’s use of ethnic elements, particularly focusing on Ghost Opera (1994).
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