A NIGHT AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Our Monte Carlo visit will be the major highlight of our trip. Here we’ll mount our production of a musical play penned at the turn of the last century in San Francisco, which was later turned into a grand opera, .

In 1917, two prominent San Francisco men created a musical play based on a Chinese fable. They received such accolades that they decided to prepare the work for the professional stage. The writers, Mr. Templeton Crocker, of the banking family, and Mr. Joe Redding, of Redding, California had the means to live their dream. They went to the most important music-publishing house in Paris and asked for and received excellent guidance. In 1924 they premiered their opera, now entitled “Fay Yen Fah” in the Monaco Opera House. It received great reviews and after playing for three seasons, was performed in New York and San Francisco.

In 1931 it was performed for the last time in Monaco. On Thursday night, May 7th, 2009 we will present this work with the amazing talent we have onboard, along with a professional orchestra from Monte Carlo.