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Chen-Ye Yuan the "highpoint' as Chou En-lai in Houston Grand Opera "Nixon in China&quo
"The high-point of the opera, however, in terms of arias (and this is an opera filled with well-defined arias) was Chen-Ye Yuan as Chou...
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In Review: Mechavich and Yuan in Auckland Music Festival’s “Nixon in China”
“Chen-Ye Yuan’s moving final aria leaves us with Chou En Lai’s unforgettable image of the chill of grace heavy on the morning grass....
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Yuan a “vivid presence” in Santa Fe “Dr. Sun Yat-Sen”
“Singing Mr. and Mrs. Umeya, Sun’s Japanese protectors, CHEN YE YUAN and apprentice Katherine Carroll provide a vivid presence.” – Santa...