'Anoman Opera' on stage now<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): For any fine opera house production, it usually
\ntakes months and even years for conductors, directors, the cast
\nand technicians to adjust to the facilities in a hall and to
\nutilize it to its full potential.<\/p>\n
Not so for Anoman Opera.<\/p>\n
\"It took only a few months to prepare this opera,\" said Ratna
\nRiantiarno, the producer. In such a short time they also had to
\nacclimatize the cast to perform in such a modern theater --
\nsomething they have never experienced.<\/p>\n
Anoman Opera was rehearsed on this stage just two days before
\nthe building was opened, said Ratna after the performance preview
\nlast Sunday.<\/p>\n
The opera was created by Ratna's husband, Nano Riantiarno of
\nTeater Koma.<\/p>\n
The more than 90 cast members from Teater Koma and a pack of
\nprominent artists, including Twilite Orchestra's conductor Addie
\nM.S., contemporary music composer G. Djaduk Ferianto and
\nchoreographer A. Sentot Sudhiharto, have made Nano's Broadway-
\nlike creation an extravaganza.<\/p>\n
Anoman Opera, a portion of classical Ramayana epic, centers on
\nthe early life of Anoman, the commander of monkey troops who help
\nKing Rama of Ayodya defeat the devilish king of Alengka, Rahwana.<\/p>\n
A son of the respected Dewi Anjani, who lives in heaven,
\nAnoman never knew his father. He continuously urges his mother to
\ndisclose this secret but, for her own reasons, Anjani remains
\ntightlipped.<\/p>\n
Anoman leaves Nirvana and wanders the earth in search of his
\nfather but nobody on earth recognizes him. Anoman's desperation
\nturns to anger. With his tremendous super natural power, he
\nswallows the moon, the earth and the sun and destroys everything
\nin the universe. (raw)<\/p>",
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