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...society intolerant of gays, he never explicitly acknowledged his homosexuality. But neither did he try to suppress it, as some Hong Kong stars have done. He was too much the showman, the exhibitionist, in his way the truth teller. He played the pining gay opera star in Farewell My Concubine, then Tony Leung Chiu-wai's caustic lover in Happy Together. Both movies were worldwide hits and gave him a notoriety that didn't quite do him justice. He was gay, yes, but he was mainly other: a luscious rebuttal to Hong Kong cinema's stern or strutting machismo...
After drama, VI-4 turned to lighter motifs, as exemplified in The Courting of Montebravado (music by Alexander S. Ness ’04 and libretto by Andrew B. Pacelli ’03). The fifteen minute opera is set in four short scenes that mimick and make fun of the traditional Italian court opera. The Italian names are unseemly and the plot deals with true love impeded by money-loving clergy and arranged marriage, which is ultimately saved by murder. The story is quite obviously a farce—and an entertaining one, especially in light of the fact...
...Carmen On the Common and the dominance of classical opera, finding original, modern opera that both entertains and provokes audiences has becoming increasingly difficult. But the diversity of Harvard’s musical offerings rarely disappoints and neither does VI-4, the fourth annual production of short operas composed, produced and performed by Harvard undergraduates...
...differs from sometimes impenetrable classic opera because all three operas were sung in clear and understandable English. The intimate atmosphere in the Leverett Old Library added another level of immediacy to the scantily cast vignettes, which were unhampered by excessive sets. All three were accompanied by various combinations of a chamber ensemble assembled especially for VI-4 and conducted by Music Director Anthony S. Cheung...
...NIGHT OF STUDENT OPERA PREMIERES. This weekend, the Leverett House Old Library will boast an evening of brand new, world-premiere operas, composed and written by Harvard students. In this fourth year of the dramatic project, entitled “VI-4,” students will perform four short chamber operas, accompanied by chamber ensemble. The operas include the psychological drama “Dr. Magic,” with music by Carson P. Cooman ’04 and “Strapped,” with music by Matthew T. O’Malley...