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Opera by Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris based on the life of John Dee, medical and scientific adviser to Elizabeth I. The production combined Elizabethan instruments with kora, Nigerian percussion and orchestra; this entry provides no plot synopsis.
Monkey is born from a stone egg and seeks immortality, but Buddha imprisons him after his rebellion in heaven. Five centuries later he joins Tripitaka’s pilgrimage to India, where the companions face demons and other trials before receiving the scriptures in paradise.
Opera by Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris based on the life of John Dee, medical and scientific adviser to Elizabeth I. The production combined Elizabethan instruments with kora, Nigerian percussion and orchestra; this entry provides no plot synopsis.
Monkey is born from a stone egg and seeks immortality, but Buddha imprisons him after his rebellion in heaven. Five centuries later he joins Tripitaka’s pilgrimage to India, where the companions face demons and other trials before receiving the scriptures in paradise.