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King Rama VI play shines as a grand opera
Life, William Niall Morris, Published on 13/05/2025
» It has been 25 years since National Artist Somtow Sucharitkul was commissioned to compose an opera based on the much-loved play Madanabadha by King Vajiravudh, Rama VI. The play is dedicated to the king's wife Queen Indrasakdi Sachi who, in a remarkable tie-in, also happens to be maestro Somtow's great-aunt.
Madana – 25 years on
Life, Published on 30/04/2025
» Twenty-five years ago, composer and novelist Somtow Sucharitkul, living in the United States and never imagining a career in Thailand, was invited to compose an opera to help raise funds for the reconstruction of King Rama VI's Phayathai Palace.
Focus, everybody
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/07/2018
» Every day is a new day. And every new day brings new drama, scandal and gossip to this controversy-addicted nation.
Spiritual steps to save a material world
Life, Lauren McNamara, Published on 12/03/2018
» 'She misses you. She misses the way you used to think about her, and she wants that to return." These were the words of Tiokasin Ghosthorse, an Indigenous activist and advocate of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, who spoke at the "Inner Dimensions of Climate Change" conference in Bangkok last month.