Creating Shanghai Sonatas: A Musical Conversation

• Saturday, February 15, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
• University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts, Newark, DE
• 302-831-2257

The new UD-born musical Shanghai Sonatas explores the remarkable exchange of cultures between Western refugees and their Eastern hosts. Framed by the fading glamor of this “Paris of the East” and the urgency to escape violent prejudice, stories of survival, moments of compassion, forbidden love, and – above all – beautiful music bring these two communities closer than ever before. Promoting the unifying power of music on all peoples, Shanghai Sonatas is gaining international attention and support for its universal and timely themes of belonging, unity, and hope.

In this lecture concert, the musical’s creators will talk about ​its creative process alongside performances featuring Broadway singing actors performing new songs created for the musical since its last performance at UD in 2022.​

Approximately 120 minutes including intermission | Ages 10+ | In person, Livestream or On Demand​

Presented by University of Delaware, Master Players Concert Series.

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