Comments on: SF Opera: The Bonesetter’s Daughter Premiering This Weekend http://www.8asians.com/2008/09/12/sf-opera/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ernie http://www.8asians.com/2008/09/12/sf-opera/comment-page-1/#comment-91345 Ernie Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:40:47 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2031#comment-91345 John: That's really interesting that your friend didn't like the fusion. The woman that plays Precious Auntie is actually a Chinese Opera (forget the actual name and I'm too lazy to look it up) singer - this is her first Western Opera. My guess is that if you aren't open to the sounds of Chinese Opera, you'll hate everything about this. That said, this actually peaks my interest now, more than the Opera previously did before. They will have to do a LOT of marketing for Asians in SF though; especially when Amy Tan's stories don't resonate with non-American Asians too much. John: That’s really interesting that your friend didn’t like the fusion. The woman that plays Precious Auntie is actually a Chinese Opera (forget the actual name and I’m too lazy to look it up) singer – this is her first Western Opera.

My guess is that if you aren’t open to the sounds of Chinese Opera, you’ll hate everything about this. That said, this actually peaks my interest now, more than the Opera previously did before. They will have to do a LOT of marketing for Asians in SF though; especially when Amy Tan’s stories don’t resonate with non-American Asians too much.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/09/12/sf-opera/comment-page-1/#comment-91183 John Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:37:30 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2031#comment-91183 A friend of mine who is really into opera wrote this on his Facebook status regarding the Opera, "Stayed awake through probably the most horrific excuse for an opera ever.... Well i did overstate a bit. The opening of the opera sounded as if some animals were being tortured. The east/west fusion was a mess." @Moye - I'm sure once you become a mother and have a daughter, you'll be eating your words :-) A friend of mine who is really into opera wrote this on his Facebook status regarding the Opera, “Stayed awake through probably the most horrific excuse for an opera ever…. Well i did overstate a bit. The opening of the opera sounded as if some animals were being tortured. The east/west fusion was a mess.”

@Moye -
I’m sure once you become a mother and have a daughter, you’ll be eating your words :-)

]]> By: Moye http://www.8asians.com/2008/09/12/sf-opera/comment-page-1/#comment-90657 Moye Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:44:35 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2031#comment-90657 Hahahaha I know exactly what you're talking about, Rob. I can't standing reading any of Amy Tan's books. Enough with the mother-daughter/flashback themes, already. Hahahaha I know exactly what you’re talking about, Rob. I can’t standing reading any of Amy Tan’s books. Enough with the mother-daughter/flashback themes, already.

]]> By: Akrypti http://www.8asians.com/2008/09/12/sf-opera/comment-page-1/#comment-90300 Akrypti Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:49:19 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2031#comment-90300 Phooey. On all the dates I'm free, the balcony seats are sold out. Phooey. On all the dates I’m free, the balcony seats are sold out.

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