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Hans Christian Andersen’s uplifting fairytale is an early critical metaphor about art versus our modern fascination with technology. In ancient China, the emperor invites the greatest artist of the land—a nightingale—to perform for him and he is delighted. But the arrival of a mechanical nightingale captures his attention and he abandons the real nightingale, nearly costing him his life.

Jonathan Khuner
Conductor / Music Director

Giselle Ty
Production Director

Helen Zhibing Huang
Nightingale

Kevin Gino
Fisherman

Patrick Scully
Emperor

Kristin Choi
Cook

Alice Chung
Death

Chung-Wai Soong
Chamberlain

Wayne Wong
Bonze

Music by Igor Stravinsky
Based on the fairy tale by
Hans Christian Anderson
In Russian with English Surtitles
July 29, August 4 & 6
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