<\/a> Harmonious sounds and haunting songs converge in this exquisite production of Matsukaze (Japanese for \u201cwind in the pines\u201d). Inspired by a popular 15th-century play crafted in part by Noh master Zeami, the opera features a spare, ethereal score by Toshio Hosokawa, one of Japan\u2019s most prominent living composers of contemporary classical music. Matsukaze tells the story of two sisters, two lingering spirits, who wonder the porous boundary of the living and the dead in hopes of being freed from a former mortal lover. John Kennedy conducts the Talea Ensemble and a cast of soloists and chorus in this arresting, dreamlike performance set in the shadowy place where the wall between the ephemeral and the corporeal disappears.<\/p>\n Sung in German with English supertitles.<\/p>\n If you do not need supertitle viewing, please call CenterCharge at 212.721.6500 for best available seating.<\/p>\n \u201cThe sounds of waves, of wind, of nature in a world where the dead move as close as breath to the living\u2026meticulously made and compellingly beautiful\u2026five stars.\u201d This performance is approximately one hour and 20 minutes, with no intermission.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/lincolncenterfestival.org\/images\/assets\/_144\/2littledropsofreality_byHollyLauryw[14433].jpg\")
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\n\u2014Financial Times<\/p>\n