Come join us to take a closer look into the behind-the-scenes production of composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang’s chamber opera The Rift. This open rehearsal, presented by the US-China Music Institute, gives you a sneak peak into how this opera comes together on stage. See firsthand how the music detailing the story of Maya Lin’s design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is rehearsed, refined, and prepared for performance.
Oles, Paul Stevenson, Artist, and Maya Ying Lin. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. View from below grade. Washington D.C, 1981. Photograph.
The 2026 China Now Music Festival is presented in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China.
