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The best of British culture comes to Bangkok
Life, Published on 11/07/2013
» An ultimate showcase of being British will feature the history of the House of Windsor and icons from fashion, art and motoring.
Somtow's Wagner scheme finds a new lease of life
Life, Published on 07/06/2013
» To mark the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner's birth, thousands of enthusiasts from around the world gathered in the composer's birthplace, Leipzig, during May for a festival that featured productions of all his operas.
Thai opera breaks its silence
Life, Published on 27/05/2013
» Two years ago, Somtow Sucharitkul's The Silent Prince, an opera about the Buddha, premiered in Houston, Texas, to packed houses and critical acclaim. It was the first time an opera by a Thai person had its world premiere in a major operatic capital.
Rocking the orchestra
Life, Published on 21/05/2013
» On a surface Thanachai "Pod" Ujjin of Moderndog fame is far removed from the orchestral world. As an alternative rock luminary, Thanachai and his bandmates May-T Noijinda and Pawin Suwannacheep have paved the way for many aspiring, outside-the-box musicians.
Novel interpretation of a classic
Life, Published on 12/03/2013
» Last last month, Opera Siam celebrated Verdi's 200th birthday by mounting the Southeast Asian premiere of Otello, considered by many to be the master's masterpiece. Aware that, in this Verdi year, he needed a new twist, artistic director Somtow Sucharitkul went to Phya Rachawangsan, a play by King Rama VI which is adapted from Shakespeare's Othello and which just happens to be having its own 100th anniversary this year.
Quick time
Life, Published on 25/02/2013
» Any introduction to Somtow Sucharitkul risks sounding superfluous. Writer, composer and conductor, Somtow switches one hat for another with the ease of a conjurer. His latest book of fiction called The Stone Buddha's Tears _ written under the pseudonym SP Somtow _ has just come out from Post Books. The English-language story about children in a corrupt society is accompanied by the Thai version, called Sila Kan Saeng. Since he first published in 1986, Somtow has thrived on sci-fi, fantasy, horror and young adult genres; his Forgetting Places and The Wizard's Apprentice were among the hits in the US as well as here.
Verdi gets Thai touch
Life, Published on 15/02/2013
» After staging Puccini's harrowing and heart-wrenching Tosca last year, Opera Siam is going once more unto the breach with an Italian tragedy, this time in the form of Verdi's masterpiece Otello.
Mahler symphony set for Thai premiere
Life, Published on 18/01/2013
» The Siam Sinfonietta will continue Somtow Sucharitkul's Mahler Series with Gustav Mahler's spectacular Titan _ otherwise known as Symphony No.1 during the "Titanic Concert" at Thailand Cultural Centre on Feb 1 at 8pm.
A Year Of eyebrow-raising Action
Life, Published on 24/12/2012
» All the goings on in the TV, film, theatre, music and art scenes
Viennese classics with a Siamese twist
Life, Published on 20/12/2012
» The strains of Strauss and excerpts from Reya The Musical will come together as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Opera Siam put a Siamese twist on a Viennese idea.