The Macao Orchestra 2024-25 Concert Season kicked off last weekend with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Sylvia Chang and Lio Kuokman”, which was held at the Macao Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium.
Under the baton of Lio Kuokman, the Music Director and Principal Conductor of Macao Orchestra, the Opening Concert was based on the Incidental Music to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” composed by Mendelssohn and narrated by the award-winning Taiwanese actress Sylvia Chang, who played fourteen characters.
With the dramatic adaptation and lyrics translation by Chiao Yuan-Pu, a famous writer and music scholar, the Incidental Music was fully presented. The sopranos Vivian Yau and Rena Fujii, along with the Ladies of Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus also performed in this Concert.
Source and Photo: Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)
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