03/21/2015 3pm
Metropolitan Museum of Art- The Temple of Dendur
1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028

A new work by artist Jennifer Wen Ma and composer Huang Ruo, and starring Qian Yi.

Excerpts from Paradise Interrupted, a new installation opera by artist Jennifer Wen Ma and composer Huang Ruo, will be performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur in the Sackler Wing on Saturday, March 21. The Met Museum Presents performances offer a special preview of this work-in-progress before the world premiere at the 2015 Spoleto Festival USA in May.

Paradise Interrupted is a poetic weaving of the western myth of the Garden of Eden and the Chinese myth of the Peony Pavilion. The narrative follows a woman in search for an unattainable ideal, exploring a world that is activated by her singing voice as she attempts to return to the garden.

Saturday, March 21, 3:00 p.m.
Encore performance at 7:00 p.m.

This performance is presented in conjunction with the exhibition China: Through the Looking Glass, on view May 7–August, 16, 2015.

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Tickets to this event include Museum admission. Bring the Kids for $1.

Paradise Interrupted is co-commissioned and co-produced by Spoleto Festival USA and Lincoln Center Festival.

For more information, please visit
http://www.metmuseum.org