Critical Praise for Tan Dun's TEA: A MIRROR OF SOUL 02-23-2010 The reviews are in, and here's what the press has to say about the East Coast Premiere of Tan Dun's TEA: A MIRROR OF SOUL! "Tea has a wonderfully distinctive musical voice..." -The Philadelphia Inquirer / philly.com "The bold, striking scenes sit quite at home on the grandiose stage at the Academy of Music (designed by Rumi Matsui). The set's vibrant colors are matched in the exquisite costuming, completing the modern Asian motif (costumes designed by Masatomo Ota)." - Philly2Philly.com "Operaphiles may admire certain elements of an opera -- the musicality, the rendering and melody of a memorable aria or clever libretto, the singing, or the set and lighting. Tea needed every production element to come off perfectly for its impact to succeed so staggeringly. And it did." - BroadStreetReview.com "Whether you are an opera fan or novice, Tea: A Mirror of Soul will change your opinion of opera and the Opera Company of Philadelphia." - Philly2Philly.com "Opera Company of Philadelphia's current presentation of Tea: A Mirror of Soul will naturally attract a cosmopolitan, inquisitive audience....[Tea] does whatever is necessary to create a hot or entrancing moment from the beginning..." - The Philadelphia Inquirer And it's not just the critics! One attendee wrote this weekend, "Today's performance was one of the best productions we've seen at OCP in years. We particularly enjoyed the non-traditional instrumentation. Thank you for staging such a modern and visually-stunning opera." There are just two more performances to experience this unique operatic journey! Purchase tickets to Friday, February 26 at 8:00pmPurchase tickets to Sunday, February 28 at 2:30pm Consider attending one of our Opera Overtures pre-opera talks to learn more about this new opera! Can't attend Opera Overtures? Enjoy our downloadable podcast or our free education guide! Learn more about Tan Dun and the opera with behind-the-scenes interviews, videos, photos and more! Become our fan on Facebook and share your thoughts with us!
The reviews are in, and here's what the press has to say about the East Coast Premiere of Tan Dun's TEA: A MIRROR OF SOUL!
"Tea has a wonderfully distinctive musical voice..."
-The Philadelphia Inquirer / philly.com
"The bold, striking scenes sit quite at home on the grandiose stage at the Academy of Music (designed by Rumi Matsui). The set's vibrant colors are matched in the exquisite costuming, completing the modern Asian motif (costumes designed by Masatomo Ota)."
- Philly2Philly.com
"Operaphiles may admire certain elements of an opera -- the musicality, the rendering and melody of a memorable aria or clever libretto, the singing, or the set and lighting. Tea needed every production element to come off perfectly for its impact to succeed so staggeringly. And it did."
- BroadStreetReview.com
"Whether you are an opera fan or novice, Tea: A Mirror of Soul will change your opinion of opera and the Opera Company of Philadelphia."
"Opera Company of Philadelphia's current presentation of Tea: A Mirror of Soul will naturally attract a cosmopolitan, inquisitive audience....[Tea] does whatever is necessary to create a hot or entrancing moment from the beginning..."
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
And it's not just the critics! One attendee wrote this weekend, "Today's performance was one of the best productions we've seen at OCP in years. We particularly enjoyed the non-traditional instrumentation. Thank you for staging such a modern and visually-stunning opera."
There are just two more performances to experience this unique operatic journey!
Purchase tickets to Friday, February 26 at 8:00pmPurchase tickets to Sunday, February 28 at 2:30pm
Consider attending one of our Opera Overtures pre-opera talks to learn more about this new opera!
Can't attend Opera Overtures? Enjoy our downloadable podcast or our free education guide!
Learn more about Tan Dun and the opera with behind-the-scenes interviews, videos, photos and more!
Become our fan on Facebook and share your thoughts with us!
