Iconic composer recalls birth of East-meets-West classic Butterfly Lovers

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Iconic composer recalls birth of East-meets-West classic Butterfly Lovers

STORY: Iconic composer recalls birth of East-meets-West classic Butterfly Lovers SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of rehearsal at Hong Kong Cultural Centre 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE ZHANHAO, Composer, conductor 3. various of rehearsal at Hong Kong Cultural Centre and He Zhanhao working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HE ZHANHAO, Composer, conductor STORYLINE: The Butterfly Lovers High-pitched Huqin Concerto performed by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra won thunderous applause at a recent concert in Hong Kong. This is a Chinese orchestral masterpiece that 90-year-old He Zhanhao had co-created when he was 26. The Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese legend centered around the tragic romance between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, considered the Chinese equivalent of Romeo and Juliet. Why would people instantly fall in love with the Butterfly Lovers? The answer from He, the composer-cum-conductor, is that the

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