The Poet Queen. A Vietnamese opera by Linh Huyen
The Poet Queen is a contemporary Vietnamese opera by Linh Huyen. The opera was inspired by the poet Ho Xuan Huong, who s poems challenged the prevailing Confucian norms that prevailed in the society of late 18th, and early 19th century Vietnam. Against a background of tumultuous and dangerous times, Xuan Huong created timelessly sensuous, erotic and beautiful poetry. Her writing expresses a free spirit that may be seen in many ways as akin to that of the equally elusive Sappho. Xuan Huong s used t
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