Ayodhya
Music by Somtow Sucharitkul · premiered 2006
Ayodhya is an opera by Somtow Sucharitkul.
It premiered on November 16, 2006 at the Thailand Cultural Center in Bangkok, in a production directed by Dutch director Hans Nieuwenhuis and featuring Michael Chance as Ganesha, Nancy Yuen as Sita, Charles Hens as Rama, and John Ames as Ravan.
The libretto is a distillation of the entire Ramayana epic into a single evening. The opera was composed as a special tribute to the King of Thailand as part of the nationwide celebration of the King's Sixtieth Regnal Year.
However, the opening was marred by a censorship debate which was widely discussed in the international press.
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About the Composer
Somtow Sucharitkul is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Somtow Sucharitkul
- Mae Naak (2003)