Hôtel de Pékin – Dreams for a Dragon Queen
An English-language opera built around Empress Dowager Cixi’s deathbed reminiscences.
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An English-language opera built around Empress Dowager Cixi’s deathbed reminiscences.
Luisa Casati, a wealthy Italian heiress, turns herself into a living work of art and surrounds herself with leading artists, including her lover Gabriele D’Annunzio. As the First World War begins, she distances herself from her friends’ enthusiasm for war and ultimately sacrifices herself to her artistic ideal.
An English-language opera built around Empress Dowager Cixi’s deathbed reminiscences.
Luisa Casati, a wealthy Italian heiress, turns herself into a living work of art and surrounds herself with leading artists, including her lover Gabriele D’Annunzio. As the First World War begins, she distances herself from her friends’ enthusiasm for war and ultimately sacrifices herself to her artistic ideal.