![]() It has been financially supported by the charitable Bagri Foundation and Arts Council England.ĭavid Murphy introduces the opera 'Sukanya' at the press conference at the Clore Studio at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden It will be directed by Suba Das, The Curve’s associate director and the dancers will be choreographed by Aakash Odedra Company. Taking a classic ancient tale, it will feature the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Indian Kathak dancing, opera singers Susanna Hurrell, Keel Watson and Michael de Souza, the BBC singers and a US-Tony award winning stage design company. ![]() “ Sukanya”, the opera will premiere at The Curve in Leicester on and will enjoy a short tour, culminating in a final performance of four at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank on May 19. ![]() “ Sukhanya” was an opera he was working on right up until his death and has now been completed by his friend and long-time collaborator, conductor David Murphy – with help from Shankar’s daughter, Anoushka, who is a well-established sitar player in her own right. He died in December 2012 in hospital, near his home in California, aged 92. ![]() Ravi Shankar enjoyed a long career playing the sitar around the world and is widely credited as being the first musician to popularise classical Indian music in the West. “ Sukanya” is a new opera conceived by the iconic Ravi Shankar – once described as ‘the most famous Indian’ in the 1960s when he was hanging out with The Beatles and other major cultural figures of the time. ![]()
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