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First Opera staged in Cambodia is Mozart with a touch of Reamker Ramayana

Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Chaktomuk Theater, Phnon Penh.
Source: Courtesy of Jean-Francois Perigois

For the first time an Opera has been staged in Cambodia. The special event took place on the 10th of March at the Chaktomuk Theater, in Phnon Penh with a special intercultural production of Mozart's The Magic Flute that incorporated the traditional music of the Cambodian Reamker Ramayana.


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For the first time an Opera has been staged in Cambodia. The special event took place on the 10th of March at the Chaktomuk Theater, in Phnon Penh with a special intercultural production of Mozart's The Magic Flute that incorporated the traditional music of the Cambodian Reamker Ramayana.


The ambitious project is the brainchild of Italian-Australian conductor, musician and early music specialist Aaron Carpenè, Italian director Stefano Vizioli and Executive Producer Robert Turnbull. Aaron Carpenè explains how the critically acclaimed production came about.

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