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Bright Sheng
Composer
Biography
Bright Sheng is respected as one of the foremost composers of our time, whose stage, orchestral, chamber and vocal works are performed regularly throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Sheng's music is noted for its lyrical and limpid melodies, a Shostakovich sense of breath in music phrases, a Bartokian sense of rhythmic propulsion, and dramatic and theatrical gestures. Many of Sheng's works has strong Chinese and Asian influences, a result of his diligent study of Asian musical cultures for over three decades. He was proclaimed by the MacArthur Foundation in 2001 as “an innovative composer who merges diverse musical customs in works that transcend conventional aesthetic boundaries.” The Foundation predicts that “Bright Sheng will continue to be an important leader in exploring and bridging musical traditions.”

OPERA America/Opera.ca Grants Awarded
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New Works Forum Showcase 2016
The Opera Fund: Repertoire Development2014
Opera for the Eighties and Beyond 1990
Opera for the Eighties and Beyond 1989


Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
San Francisco OperaDream of the Red Chamber6/14/2022 - 7/3/2022
San Francisco OperaDream of the Red Chamber9/10/2016 - 9/29/2016
Santa Fe OperaMadame Mao7/7/2003 - 8/14/2003
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