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Article 21
What does traditional Bhutanese music and dance have in common with G. F. Handel? Currently very little, but soon Bhutan will experience a historic cultural event in the performance of a Handel opera -...
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Article 20
Some information on the Opera Bhutan project tripFew places on Earth compare to the great natural beauty and rich cultural heritage that is found in the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Located...
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Invoking Happiness
Invoking Happiness Guide to the Sacred Festivals of Bhutan and Gross National Happiness Khenpo Phuntshok Tashi "Yang is the art of speech in chanting, including recitation or singing, which is capable...
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Instruments of Bhutan
The Trongsa Tsechu OrchestraThe Dungchen at the Trongsa TshechuThe Jaling and the Yanchen (Dulcimer)Remo 10th January, 2012. Head office of Music of Bhutan in Thimphu, a research centre dedicated to...
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WHAT ... WHERE ... WHEN ...
Triumph of GalateaRaffaello SanzioVilla Farnesina, RomePolyphemus and AcisAnnibale CarracciPalazzo Farnese, RomeWHAT WHERE WHENThese are three question words rumbling around in my head at the...
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Bhutan meets Italy
Some thoughts from Opera Bhutan's director, Stefano Vizioli, on sacred ceremony connections between Bhutan and the Mediterranean. See below for English translation!Stefano Vizioli in discussion with an...
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Article 15
The Old Main, University of Texas in El Paso 1917The El Paso ConnectionWhenever I speak of Opera Bhutan and the collaboration with the University of Texas in El Paso, people are always amazed and...
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The Mystery of the Sacred Scrolls
Tshering Tashi reports from Bhutan on the mysterious disappearance of unique and priceless sacred scrolls containing rare traditional song lyrics and mask dance instructions. Tshering is well-known as...
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The Story of the Dramnyen
Six and half strings- the story of how one of the strings of the Bhutanese lute was shortened.The Bhutanese Drangyen, or lute, has the unique distinction of having six and a half strings referred to as...
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Storytime
The story of Acis and Galatea is one of the many episodes from the poetic masterpiece Metamorphoses. It was completed in AD 8 by the poet Ovid and is a description of the world from the creation to the...
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Impermanence
Only the stone carcass remains of what was once a majestic Himalayan fortress that towered on a mountain spur domineering the confluence of two rivers. In two days a devastating fire tore through the...
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Buddha meets Hercules
Buddha and Hercules, 2nd Century ADSome people are scratching their heads over the idea of performing a Baroque opera in the middle of the Himalayas. I must admit, it is a little unusual, not the kind...
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Article 9
12 October 2013BhutanProject creator/conductor - Aaron CarpeneStage director - Stefano VizioliProject coordinator - Preston Scott
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Bhutan February Diaries 1
The Royal Textile Academy in ThimphuThe new proposed performing site for Handel's Acis and GalateaThe Royal Textile Academy in ThimphuThe University of Texas in El Paso has sent a team on a mission to...
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The performing site
Production work in Thimphu began with a meeting at the proposed performance site, the Royal Textile Academy with the director, Rinzin O. Dorji. The Royal Textile Academy in ThimphuPreston Scott,...
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The Lord of the Cremation Dance
One of the many questions I am asked about the Opera project in Bhutan is how we are going to combine Western and Bhutanese music and dance. We are not aiming to run seamlessly from one expression to...
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Atsara
Le prove con gli artisti della Royal Academy Performing Arts si concludono oggi, è stata una settimana carica di scoperte, tensioni, incomprensioni, coinvolgimento e amicizia..due giorni fa ho...
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Atsara by Stefano Vizioli - English version
Our two Atsara in actionRehearsals with the dancers and musicians from the Royal Academy of Performing Arts in Bhutan finish today. It has been a week full of discoveries, uncertainty,...
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Fipple Flutes Fray Mozart
Oftimes we think progress means betterment and this is undoubtedly true in many cases. In reality, ideas are born of inspiration and necessity, and reflect the needs of the moment at hand. Tomorrow...
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Last February I was given the opportunity at last to work with performers from the Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) in Thimphu together with stage director, Stefano Vizioli. This was the first...
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