The world premiere of a work for soprano and orchestra by South Korean-born composer Unsuk Chin will highlight the 58th Ojai Festival, June 3-6, new festival director Thomas W. Morris announced Thursday.
Chin has served as composer in residence for the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, led by Kent Nagano, music director of the Ojai Festival. Nagano also has commissioned her to write an opera based on "Alice in Wonderland" for L.A. Opera's 2005-06 season.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday November 15, 2003 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 52 words Type of Material: Correction
Chin opera -- The headline on a Quick Takes item in Friday's Calendar mistakenly said that an opera by composer Unsuk Chin would premiere at the Ojai Festival next June. In fact, as the story indicated, Chin's opera is for L.A. Opera; she's writing a work for soprano and orchestra for Ojai.
Other highlights of the festival will include a rare performance in English of Carl ("Carmina Burana") Orff's opera "Die Kluge" ("The Wise Woman"), a new performing edition of Ockeghem's 15th century "Missa Ecce ancilla domini" and a performance in English of Bach's "Passion According to St. John."
Series tickets, $65 to $400, are on sale: (805) 646-2094 or www.ojaifestival.org.
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Chris Pasles
