Joseph Lam | Wednesday, April 29
Posted in Presentations on Apr 21st, 2009
4:40pm | Stuart Hall | Room 105
Joseph Lam
(Professor of Musicology, University of Michigan)
“Kunqu, the Classical Opera of Globalized China“
Abstract: Kunqu, a 600 years-old genre of Chinese opera, faced threats of extinction more than once in its long history. It has, however, not only survived, but continued to grow. In fact, kunqu now appeals to an ever-expanding [...]