Book of Mountains and Seas fact sheet 

Music and Libretto: Huang Ruo *
World premiere: November 3, 2021, at the Royal Danish Opera House in Copenhagen
U.S. premiere: March 15, 2022, at St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York City

Vocalists from Ars Nova Copenhagen:
Anna Schubert
Melanie Russell
Mari Øyrehagen
Hanne Marie le Fevre
Laura Lamph
Iris Oja
Luís Toscano
James Robinson
Jakob Skjoldborg
Asger Lynge Petersen
Rasmus Kure Thomsen
Mikkel Tuxen

Puppeteers:
Emily Batsford
Lute Breuer
Ben Elling
Rosa Elling
Rachel Schapira
Ashley Winkfield

Percussionists:
Yuri Inoo
Erica Hou

Creative Team:
Director and Production Designer: Basil Twist *
Lighting Designer: Poe Saegusa *
Creative Producer: Beth Morrison

* LA Opera debut  

Performance dates and times:  
April 10, 2024, at 8pm  
April 12, 2024, at 8pm 
April 13, 2024, at 8pm 
April 14, 2024, at 2pm 

Performed in Mandarin with English supertitles   

Estimated running time: one hour and 15 minutes

Commissioned, developed and produced by Beth Morrison Projects.
Co-presented with BroadStage.

Venue: The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage (1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401)
All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.   

Last updated: March 22, 2024

Last updated: February 19, 2023