Conference

The complete production of The Peony Pavilion is a one-in-a-lifetime event. Besides its place in operatic history this production is notable for the controversy that surrounded its presentation last year. Why should a 16th century opera have created such a stir? Possibly because the issues at stake are not limited to China, but resonate throughout the international community.

Moderator
Marc Pachter, Smithsonian Institution

Participants
Bonnie Burnham, World Monuments Fund
Catherine Lord, University of California at Irvine
Elizabeth Lecompte, The Wooster Group
Glenn Morrison, First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centers