Tan Dun - Tea/Broken Silence (2008)

Synopsis: First, Chinese composer Tan Dun discusses how he came to write his opera TEA, which blends the musical traditions of East and West, in a documentary of the same name. Then BROKEN SILENCE tells the... First, Chinese composer Tan Dun discusses how he came to write his opera TEA, which blends the musical traditions of East and West, in a documentary of the same name. Then BROKEN SILENCE tells the stories of five Chinese composers--Tan Dun, Chen Qigang, Guo Wenjing, Mo Wuping, and Qu Xiaosong--and how their musical world was transformed when they discovered Western classical music in the 1970s. [More]

Composer: Tan Dun