OpusNovus: Performers’ Present – Opening Concert
OPUSNOVUS
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Eric Lamb, flute
Albert Tiu, piano
FUJIKURA Green Tea Concerto
HARRISON Piano Concerto with Selected Orchestra
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Eric Lamb, flute
Albert Tiu, piano
FUJIKURA Green Tea Concerto
HARRISON Piano Concerto with Selected Orchestra
DATE/TIME
29 October 2026, 7:30pm
30 October 2026, 7:30pm
31 October 2026, 7:30pm
1 November 2026, 3:00pm
CREATIVE TEAM
Tan Shou Chen, director
Lien Boon Hua, music director
TK Hay, set designer
Johanna Pan, costume designer
Adrian Tan, lighting designer
Yvan Karlsson, movement director
CAST
Renata Hann Sungwon, Violetta Valéry — 29 & 31 October
Anna Migallos, Violetta Valéry — 30 October & 2 November
Jonathan Charles Tay, Alfredo Germont — 29 & 31 October
David Charles Tay, Alfredo Germont — 30 October & 1 November
Cao Yixiao, Giorgio Germont
Cherie Tse, Flora Bervoix
Daniela Leska, Annina
Jonathan MacPherson, Gastone
Edward Kim, Baron Douphol
Dennis Lau, Marchese d’Obigny
Shawn Liew, Dottore Grenvil
Ted Ngoo, Giuseppe
Yong Kwan, Domestico / Commissionario
Akiko Otao, ensemble
Lin Renyue, ensemble
Alison Wong, ensemble
Azura Farid, ensemble
VERDI La Traviata
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
STAUD Par ici!
SCHNITTKE Hymn III
KALLIONPÄÄ The Reef
VIVIER Zipangu
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Sudhee Liao, choreographer
Jonathan Shin, collaborator
Karst de Jong, collaborator
STRAVINSKY Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée
MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Zhang Shuo, guanzi
PENG XIUWEN & CAI HUIQUAN / rev. KEVIN CHENG Harvest 《丰收锣鼓》
LIU WENJIN The Great Wall Capriccio 《长城随想曲》
ZHAO JIPING / arr. HAN LEI The Silk Road Fantasia Suite: V. The Dance of Qiuci 《丝绸之路幻想组曲:第五乐章〈龟兹舞〉》
Zhang Shuo, guanzi
HANNAH HSIEH Countryside 《庄稼》
JIANG YING Impressions of Chinese Music: III. Daqu 《印象国乐:第三乐章〈大曲〉》
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
[Soloists & Repertoire TBC]
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Ng Wei Xuan, dizi
Hu Wen-Hsun, dizi
ANCIENT TUNE / re-arr. GU GUANREN The General’s Command 《将军令》
PENG XIUWEN Summer Night 《夏之夜》
MALAY FOLK SONG / ABDOLAH LAMAT / arr. SIM BOON YEW & WU XIAOZHONG Di Tanjong Katong & Iyarkaiyin Kaatchi 《丹绒加东与五彩缤纷》
LIONG KIT YENG Kreta Ayer 《饮水思源:牛车水》
SIM BOON YEW, re-arr. The Roof 《屋顶》
Ng Wei Xuan & Hu Wen-Hsun, dizi
LIANG WERN FOOK / arr. TAN KAH YONG Liang Wern Fook Medley 《梁文福精选组曲》
MAO YUAN & LIU TIESHAN / orch. PENG XIUWEN Dance of the Yao Tribe 《瑶族舞曲》
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Bonnie Loo, vocals
Gao Mei Gui, vocals
Desmond Ng, vocals
WANG YUNFEI Blossoms and Harvests 《春华秋实》
GERMAINE GOH [TBC]
HUBERT NG / orch. CHUA JON LIN Restart 《归零》
Bonnie Loo, vocals
LI YIHAN / orch. SULWYN LOK Brewing Tea Under the Moon 《月下煮茶》
Gao Mei Gui, vocals
RICKY HSIAO / re-arr. TAN KAH YONG Grandma’s Words 《阿嬤的話》
Desmond Ng, vocals
SULWYN LOK Clouds Chasing the Bossa Moon 《彩云追着的波萨月》
ERIC WATSON The Ceilidh 《同乐会》
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Lee Jun Cheng, dizi
LU WENCHENG / arr. QU CHUNQUAN Stepping Up and Up 《步步高》
XU SHUFU, ZHANG QUANFU & ZHAN YONGMING Joyful Song in Wujiang River 《婺江欢歌》
Lee Jun Cheng, dizi
REN GUANG / arr. LAW WAI LUN Rousing Clouds Chasing the Moon 《彩云追月》
TAN KAH BENG / arr. YEO SIEW MONG Moonlight in the City 《城里的月光》
YAO MIN / re-arr. LIONG KIT YENG Romantic Encounter 《当春风遇上甜蜜蜜》
CHEE-HANG SEE, arr. Xinyao Medley 《新谣组曲》
PHANG KOK JUN, arr. Medley of Singapore Chinese Pop 《华彩飞扬》
NG CHEE YAO, arr. Greatest Hits of JJ Lin 《林俊杰金曲联奏》
Alexander Liebreich, conductor
Lien Boon Hua, assistant conductor
Christian Räth, director
Michael Weinius, Tristan
Lianna Haroutounian, Isolde
Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Kurwenal
Stefanie Iranyi, Brangäne
Wen-I Tseng, König Marke
Moritz Kallenberg, Melot
Taipei Male Choir
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde
Original production created by The Dallas Opera.
Alexander Liebreich, conductor
Lien Boon Hua, assistant conductor
Christian Räth, director
Michael Weinius, Tristan
Lianna Haroutounian, Isolde
Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Kurwenal
Stefanie Iranyi, Brangäne
Wen-I Tseng, König Marke
Moritz Kallenberg, Melot
Taipei Male Choir
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde
Original production created by The Dallas Opera.
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Marcus Chin, vocals
Lee Pei Fen, vocals
WANG CHENWEI For Our Dreams
LIONG KIT YENG Kreta Ayer
ZUBIR SAID / arr. GERMAINE GOH Semoga Bahagia
LAM CHAO PHANG / arr. QU CHUNQUAN The Awakening
Marcus Chin, vocals
TAN KIAN CHIN / arr. YEO PUAY HIAN Voices from the Heart
Marcus Chin, vocals
TAN KAH BENG / arr. TAN KAH YONG Moonlight in the City
Lee Pei Fen, vocals
TAN KAH BENG / arr. TAN KAH YONG Friendship Forever
Lee Pei Fen, vocals
LIN YIN & EVAN LOW / arr. JON LIN CHUA The Road Ahead
DICK LEE / arr. LAW WAI LUN Home
with musicians of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Kevin Loh, guitar
Jonathan Ngeow, zhongruan
Linying, artist
Lily Goh, deaf artist-performer
Kim Anne Tan, host
LOW PENG GUAN A Singapore Suite (premiere)
Winning work of NDC 2026 Call for Compositions
SULWYN LOK Double Concerto for Guitar & Zhongruan: Three Dancers (premiere)
WONG CHEOW CAI The Plains: Echoes (premiere)
Winning work of NDC 2026 Call for Compositions
KELLY TANG Three Symphonic Movements (premiere)
GERMAINE GOH Five Beginnings (premiere)
TSAO CHIEH Finale (The Republic) from Singapore – Symphonic Suite for Large Orchestra
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
PENG XIUWEN The Seventh Month – The Blazing Sun
from Twelve Months Suite, Movement VII
KUAN NAI-CHUNG Instrumental Guide to the Chinese Orchestra
WANG CHENWEI Thaipusam
PHANG KOK JUN Symphonic Floras
SULWYN LOK With a Little Bit of Love and Imagination
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Guntiga Comenaphatt, cello
Ken Ueno, vocalist
Derek Bermel, clarinet
Kerksakul Jaree, piano
NARONG PRANGCHAROEN Pubbanimitta (2010)
CHEN MUSHENG Cello Concerto No. 1, “La Mémoire” (2011)
KEN UENO On a Sufficient Condition for the Existence of Most Specific Hypothesis (2008)
DEREK BERMEL Voices (1997)
PIYAWAT LOUILARPPRASERT KerkCom (2025)
CREATIVE TEAM
Harry Fehr, stage director
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Terrence Toh, chorus master
CAST
Nancy Yuen, Cio-Cio-San
Samy Camps, Pinkerton
Yuka Kobayashi, Suzuki
Martin Ng, Sharpless
Jonathan Mark MacPherson, Goro
Edward Kim, Yamadori
Shawn Liew, Bonzo
Daniela Leska, Kate Pinkerton
PUCCINI Madama Butterfly
Lien Boon Hua, conductor & presenter
Kim In-sun, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker: Russian Dance
VIVALDI The Four Seasons: Winter – Largo
GRIEG Peer Gynt: Morning
ELGAR The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1: Sun Dance
RESPIGHI The Birds: Prelude
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (excerpt)
LEROY ANDERSON Plink, Plank, Plunk!
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, “Pastoral”: Thunderstorm
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite: The Fairy Garden
JOHANN STRAUSS JR Thunder and Lightning Polka
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Tan Su-Min, Clara, gaoyinruan & zhongruan
Tan Su-Hui, Sophy, guzheng
Likie Low, erhu
Koh Min Hui, zhongruan
Leong Jia Wen, gaoyin sheng
Deborah Siok Li Chin, erhu
Randy Tan Chen Howe, percussion
PENG XIUWEN / CAI HUIQUAN Harvest
PHANG KOK JUN Ancient Dreams
for gaoyinruan, zhongruan and guzheng
JIANG YING Impressions of Chinese Music: III. Daqu
WANG CHENWEI Sail
LIKIE LOW Four Strings
SULWYN LOK From Shell to Sound
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Jonathan Charles Tay, tenor
J. STRAUSS II Overture to Die Fledermaus
BIZET Flower Song from Carmen
Jonathan Charles Tay, tenor
ROSSINI Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
CHEN ZHANGYI Her World Was Full (Son’s Song) from Losing Lily (SSO premiere)
Jonathan Charles Tay, tenor
AUGUSTA HOLMÈS Night and Love
HONG HIN FUN / arr. LEE JINJUN Vanda Miss Joaquim
TCHAIKOVSKY Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
in collaboration with Musician Representatives from the Council of University Presidents of Thailand
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Yiu Song Lam, oboe
Tawanrat Mewongukote, clarinet
Komsun Dilokkunanant, French horn
Thanawat Ngosawang, bassoon
JANÁČEK Sinfonietta: I. Allegretto – Allegro
MOZART Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 297b
TIPPAWAN SANTHIRI Weaving the Threads of Life
BIZET L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1 and selections from Suite No. 2
SOMRERK CHANDRA-AMBHORN & ANOTHAI NITIBHON CUPT Song
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Meng Jie, suona
PENG XIUWEN The First Lunar Month
HUANG LEI Dancing Phoenix
Meng Jie, suona
ABDOLAH LAMAT / arr. SIM BOON YEW & WU XIAOZHONG Di Tanjong Katong & Iyarkaiyin Kaatchi
LAW WAI LUN, arr. Medley of Television Drama Theme Songs
LIANG WERN FOOK / arr. TAN KAH YONG Liang Wern Fook Medley
SULWYN LOK With a Little Bit of Love and Imagination
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Eric Lamb, flute
PIERRE BOULEZ Dérive 1
DAI FUJIKURA Deconstructing Franz
GEORGE CRUMB Music for the Starry Night
PIERRE BOULEZ Mémoriale
Eric Lamb, flute
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Li Yulong, erhu
TRADITIONAL CANTONESE / arr. QIU YONGJI / re-arr. YAN LAOLIE Thunderstorm and Drought
CHEN YAOXING War Horses Racing
Li Yulong, erhu
HENRY MANCINI / arr. PHANG KOK JUN Moon River
BILL DANOFF, TAFFY NIVERT & JOHN DENVER / re-arr. CHOW JUN YI Take Me Home, Country Roads
JOSEPH KOO / re-arr. PHOON YEW TIEN The Bund
WENG QINGXI / arr. YEO PUAY HIAN The Moon Represents My Heart
YEO PUAY HIAN, arr. Sweet Love
WU JIAXIANG / re-arr. TAN KAH YONG Strong Winds
ZHAO JIPING / orch. JING JIANSHU Moonlight in the City
PHANG KOK JUN, arr. Medley of Singapore Chinese Pop
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Yang Xue, erhu
LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture
CHEN / HE The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
Yang Xue, erhu
JONATHAN SHIN Night Bazaar
LI BOCHAN Dreams from Three Pieces of Kunqu
TRADITIONAL THAI Lao Duang Duen
BAO YUANKAI Sights and Sounds of China
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Sittichai Pengcharoen, violin
RAVEL Boléro
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Yang Guang, mezzo-soprano
Qian Rui, suona
Zheng Yang, sheng
Liu Wen Jia, guzheng
WANG CHENWEI Confluence
CHEN MUSHENG There, the Eternal China
for mezzo-soprano and symphony orchestra
LI SHAOSHENG Celestial Vision (2015)
ZHONG JUNCHENG Spring Dance in Zhuang Village
for suona and symphony orchestra (2025)
QIN WENCHEN Poetry of the Land
for sheng, zheng and large ensemble (2018/2025)
XU SHUYA All Rivers Flow to the Sea (2019)
PIYAWAT LOUILARPPRASERT Kerkkom
for piano and symphony orchestra (2025)
CREATIVE TEAM
Tan Shou Chen, director
Lien Boon Hua, music director
TK Hay, set designer
Max Tan, costume designer
Gabriel Chan, lighting designer
Mirabel Neo, stage manager
Cindy Yeong, production manager
CAST
Felicia Teo Kaixin, Iphigénie
Edward Kim, Oreste
Jonathan Charles Tay, Pylade
David Tao Chen Ming, Thoas
Cherie Tse, Diane
GLUCK Iphigénie en Tauride
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Yoon Jung Yang, violin
KILAR Orawa
HOSOKAWA Blossoming II
JONATHAN SHIN 1819 Suite
YE XIAOGANG Jade Goddess of Mercy Capriccio
LIGETI Concerto Românesc
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Yoon Jung Yang, violin
KILAR Orawa
HOSOKAWA Blossoming II
JONATHAN SHIN 1819 Suite
YE XIAOGANG Jade Goddess of Mercy Capriccio
LIGETI Concerto Românesc
Presented in partnership with the CUHK Shenzhen School of Music, ahead of OpusNovus’s China debut at the 2025 Shenzhen Belt & Road International Music Festival.
SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Boon Hua Lien, conductor & music consultant
Terrance Tan, director & scriptwriter
Tan Rui Shan, Luna
Liew Ai Wen, Helena / Sola
Zulfiqar Izzudin Bin Zainudin, Dad / Terra
SULWYN LOK Mass Rapid City
STRAUSS Introduction and Waltz No. 1 from Music of the Spheres
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture (excerpts)
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings (excerpts)
WILLIAMS The Imperial March from Star Wars Suite
DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (excerpts)
BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Boon Hua Lien, guest conductor
劉暢 《乘風破浪》
羅偉倫 《台灣民謠三首》
馮國峻 《安祥路上的說書人》
陳建翰 《陰(光)》
劉豫徽 《呂韻・陸一年畫》
周嘉穎 《浩浩花火》
蔡宗玲 《憶・元宵》
羅麥朔 《慈問》
高程錦 《巴當傳奇》
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Shen Xiaoping 沈肖萍, dizi
王辰威 《融》
骆思卫 《寻:丝绸与蜡染间》 — 民族室内乐团版
冯国峻 《安详路上的说书人》 — 双二胡及民族室内乐团
罗伟伦 《千舟争游》 — 选自《生命之河》第二乐章
蔡宗玲 《情牵一线》 — 选自《绣彩飞扬》第二乐章
刘畅 《乘风破浪》
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Ng Wei Xuan, dizi
Sherman Lee, dizi
Benjamin Boo, mridangam
Eugene Toh, mridangam
ZHAO Jiping Celebration Overture《庆典序曲》赵季平作曲
WANG Chenwei Winds of Affinity《笛缘》王辰威作曲
Tony MAKAROME, arr. Ong Ping Din 《Jewel of Srivijaya》于德基作曲,王秉仁编曲
LAW Wai Lun Intermezzo《间奏曲》罗伟伦作曲
Joe HISASHI, arr. Chow Jun Yi Ghibli’s Delivery Service《Ghibli 宅急便》久石让作曲,赵俊毅改编
LIU Wen Jin Unforgettable Water-Splashing Festival《难忘的泼水节》刘文金作曲
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Ever wonder how Ang Ku Kueh Girl, the spunky adventurer that we know today, found her confident voice? She used to speak in barely a whisper until one day, fearful of judgment, her voice faded away entirely!
Join Ang Ku Kueh Girl as she explores the enchanting world of Chinese music. Will the soulful erhu, the vibrant sheng or the deep double bass unlock her voice? Or perhaps, something else entirely awaits her. Don't miss this captivating concert about finding your own unique voice and the power of unity in a world that needs to hear you.
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Ever wonder how Ang Ku Kueh Girl, the spunky adventurer that we know today, found her confident voice? She used to speak in barely a whisper until one day, fearful of judgment, her voice faded away entirely!
Join Ang Ku Kueh Girl as she explores the enchanting world of Chinese music. Will the soulful erhu, the vibrant sheng or the deep double bass unlock her voice? Or perhaps, something else entirely awaits her. Don't miss this captivating concert about finding your own unique voice and the power of unity in a world that needs to hear you.
Boon Hua Lien, conductor
Renata HANN, soprano
TENG Xiang Ting, soprano
Jonathan SHIN City Arising
PUCCINI Se come voi piccina io fossi
CHEN Zhangyi Golden Mother
STRAUSS II Roses from the South
DELIBES Flower Duet
DVORÁK Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - Nos. 1, 2 and 7