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Presented by Harmonia Arts International Foundation
Ziliang Hao, Bass-Baritone
Songs Across Millennia: Tang Dynasty Poetry in Modern Voice
Saturday, October 4, 2025
8 PM
Weill Recital Hall
Bass-baritone Ziliang Hao, a Featured Artist of the Opera & Art Songs Distinguished Artist Program under the Harmonia Arts International Foundation, performs a recital of Chinese art songs set to Tang dynasty poetry. Written 1,200 years ago, these poems are reimagined by leading contemporary Chinese composers. The program features soprano Lu Huang and pianist Jonathan C. Kelly, appearing courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera. Together, they offer a program that bridges historical texts with modern musical expression.
Performers
Ziliang Hao, Bass-Baritone
Lu Huang, Soprano
Jonathan C. Kelly, Piano
Program
LI YINGHAI "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge"
JIPING ZHAO "Ode to the Solitary Orchid"
CAO XUANBIN "Parting Lament"
HE ZHANHAO "Parting Is Bittersweet"
CHEN YUE "Spring View" (World Premiere)
And works by Liu Jinyu, Chen Lu, Wang Long, Zhao Jiping, Xia Yifeng, Zhenya, Dai Yuwu, Kong Lei, Benkang, and A Tang