The Little Prince opera
Premiering at UC Berkeley’s Hertz Hall on April 7, 2024!
04/08/2024
Last night, Tom Pan and Zijie Yang’s opera The Little Prince was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation. Thank you to each and every one of you who attended our performance and supported our production!
If you missed our world premiere, be sure to click on our link in bio to watch our recorded livestream!
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Special thanks to UC Berkeley Department of Music for sponsoring this production!
04/06/2024
For those of you curious about the answer to our second Name That Tune... it’s Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg!
As a bonus, here’s a peek into our opera’s piano-vocal score!
Did you know that you can also receive your own digital copy of the complete piano-vocal score by donating $101+ to our production? Click on our link in bio to learn more about our crowdfunding campaign perks!
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Music by Tom Pan
Libretto by Zijie Yang
Graphic Design by Emily Huang
04/06/2024
Our legendary composer and conductor Tom Pan hard at work. 🎶
TWO DAYS until our world premiere performance! Link in bio to purchase tickets.
04/03/2024
We're excited to announce the launch of our Berkeley Crowdfunding Campaign for The Little Prince, from today until April 22!
Donate to The Little Prince and help our team offset costs for audiovisual equipment, costumes, props, performers' stipends, publicity materials, printed scores, and other production costs. Your financial support will directly impact the quality, and more importantly, the possibility of the production. Any contribution is greatly appreciated!
The Little Prince Crowdfunding Campaign April 3 to April 22
04/03/2024
Our world premiere is in less a week away! Have you booked your tickets yet? Click our link in bio to reserve your seat for a magical night full of music!
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04/03/2024
Catch a glimpse of some of our STUNNING visuals designed by 属性工作室! These gorgeous images will be projected live in Hertz Hall to serve the narrative of our opera, which premieres in only FOUR DAYS!
Which one of these projection designs is your favorite? Comment below!👇
03/14/2024
The Big Give is now LIVE! Support our production by donating on our GoFundMe (link in bio)! All proceeds will go towards audiovisual equipment rentals, printed music scores, and performers’ stipends. Take a look at our contribution tiers below!
Contribution Tiers:
< $100: Name included in the program.*
$100 - $500: Digital copy of vocal score of the opera.
$501 - $2000: High-quality printed media from the opera (see pictures below). We will get in touch about options.
> $2000: Please contact us at [email protected] for information on official partnership opportunities.
*If you wish to be included in the program notes as one of our supporters, please make your name visible when making a donation through GoFundMe.
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Sending you our warmest gratitude from The Little Prince opera team!
Graphic Design: Emily Huang
03/13/2024
The Big Give is starting TONIGHT at 9pm! Support our production by donating on our GoFundMe (link in bio)! All proceeds will go towards audiovisual equipment rentals, printed music scores, and performers’ stipends. Take a look at our contribution tiers below!
Contribution Tiers:
< $100: Name included in the program.*
$100 - $500: Digital copy of vocal score of the opera.
$501 - $2000: High-quality printed media from the opera (see pictures below). We will get in touch about options.
> $2000: Please contact us at [email protected] for information on official partnership opportunities.
*If you wish to be included in the program notes as one of our supporters, please make your name visible when making a donation through GoFundMe.
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Sending you our warmest gratitude from The Little Prince opera team!
Graphic Design: Emily Huang
03/12/2024
We’re excited to give you a sneak peek at our fantastic costume design! (Featuring costumes sourced by our Production Coordinator, Owen Klein - in order: the Rose, the Aviator, the Fox, and the Prince.)
Don’t forget to book your tickets for the night of Sunday, April 7th - link in bio!
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Cover graphic design: Emily Huang
What a magical rehearsal! Last night, some of our cast had the opportunity to sing with our orchestra for the first time! Enjoy this beautiful segment from Act 2, Scene 4 ("The Fox, and the 44th sunset)! Featuring Claudia Peri as the Fox, Victoria Tuck as the Fox understudy, Winston Yin as the Prince, and Rishikesh Nayar as the Prince understudy.
Tickets are on sale for our Sunday, April 7 world premiere - book them now using our link in bio before we sell out!
We love hearing our orchestra rehearsals “in full swing”! 🥁🥁💥 Enjoy this short snippet of Andris Huang playing his suona solo from Act 1, Scene 5 (“Interstellar Travel”)! What a unique, bright, and reedy tone to hear in swing jazz!
Don’t forget to spread the word - our opera’s world premiere performance will be held at Hertz Hall on Sunday, April 7, 2024!
03/01/2024
For those of you curious about the answer to our first Name That Tune... it's "Rex Tremendae" from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem in D Minor!
As a bonus, here's a peek into our opera's vocal score and orchestral reduction!
Music by Tom Pan
Libretto by Zijie Yang
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Graphic Design by Emily Huang
The Prince (played by Winston Yin) and the Fox (played by Claudia Peri) make such a magical duo! Enjoy this lively rehearsal clip of the two of them singing part of Act 2, Scene 4 (“The Fox, and the 44th sunset”)!
Remember to purchase your tickets for the opera’s world premiere on Sunday, April 7, 2024 - book now at our link in bio!
Name that tune! The opera’s fifth scene and Act 1 Finale (“Interstellar Travel”) alludes to a couple of familiar compositions… (Here’s our (inter)stellar orchestra reading this number for the first time!)
Do you recognize the piece and/or composer from this short clip? Comment your guess below!
02/22/2024
Officially releasing our promotional poster (created by our Marketing Designer and chorus member Emily Huang!
Feel free to share this post with others, and spread the word about this magical one-night opera performance coming to Hertz Hall!
Ticket sales can also be found in our link in bio - we hope to see you at the world premiere!
We love to hear our FANTASTIC cast rehearsing for our upcoming opera! Here’s a short segment from Act 2, Scene 4 (“The Fox, and the 44th Sunset”), featuring Claudia Peri as the Fox and Victoria Tuck as the Fox understudy, along with Winston Yin as the Little Prince!
To hear the FULL opera, be sure to catch our world premiere performance on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 7:30pm! Click on our link in bio to book tickets!
We hope you enjoy another sneak peek of The Little Prince, featuring our fantastic pit orchestra reading through part of Act 1, Scene 1 (“Distant Memories”)!
This one-of-a-kind ensemble currently includes piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, French horn, dizi, suona, sheng, celesta, prepared piano, harp, guzheng, yangqin, mallets, timpani, Western percussion, Chinese percussion, live electronics, gaohu, erhu, violin, and cello!
(P.S. If you or someone you know plays double bass, we’d love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] if you’re interested in joining our orchestra!)
Remember to click our link in bio to reserve tickets for the Sunday, April 7, 2024 world premiere!
02/13/2024
Did you know that our orchestration uses a diverse range of instruments? Not only do we have several Western instruments in our pit orchestra, but we also have Chinese instruments and even plan to incorporate live electronic music!
We were so delighted to listen in our orchestra’s first rehearsal last night, and we’re looking forward to having the Department chair and director, David Milnes, conducting at the opera’s world premiere!
Don’t forget to save your seat at Hertz Hall for Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 7:30pm!
Want to hear another sneak peek of The Little Prince opera? Here’s a snippet of our second ever choir rehearsal, featuring a run-through of the four-part fugue from Act 2, Scene 3 (“The Rose Garden”). 🌹
Save the date of our world premiere at Hertz Hall - Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 7:30pm!
02/06/2024
Did you know that our production also offers paid technical theatre opportunities? If you or someone you know has experience in lighting design, don't hesitate to reach out to us!
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The Lighting Designer will:
∙ Research, plan, and execute comprehensive lighting plot/cues, recruiting spotlight operators* as needed.
∙ Collaborate with the Director to interpret scenic settings, mood, and themes, in addition to determining timing and duration of cues.
∙ Communicate with the Production Managers to provide consultation for purchasing quality spotlights within the show's budget.
As this is a student production, we can offer you a small ~$200 stipend at the end of the production to show our appreciation!
*Spotlight operators recruited may receive ~$200 as well!
Rehearsals: Sundays (7:30-10pm) @ Hertz Hall & Morrison Hall
Dress/Tech Rehearsal: Sunday, April 7 (all day prior to performance) @ Hertz Hall
Performance: Sunday, April 7 (7:30-10pm) @ Hertz Hall
(Logistics may be subject to change.)
If interested, email The Little Prince opera team at [email protected] describing any experience and/or training in lighting design. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Sending you our warmest gratitude from The Little Prince opera team!
02/06/2024
Last night, our lovely opera chorus held their first rehearsal for The Little Prince! We’re so excited to hear the brilliant choral writing by our composer Tom Pan!
Don’t forget that our tickets sales are up and running for our evening performance on Sunday, April 7! Visit tinyurl.com/thelittleprincetickets to ensure your seat and to see the opera LIVE!
02/02/2024
Ticket sales for The Little Prince are live - be sure to book them now before we sell out! Don’t miss out on seeing this production LIVE at Hertz Hall on April 7, 2024 at 7:30pm!
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Ticket prices:
∙ $16 - General public
∙ $12 - Seniors, faculty/staff, non-UCB students, groups 10+
∙ $5 - UCB Students, Children under 12
02/02/2024
Did you know that we recently launched a GoFundMe campaign? Our goal is to raise at least $13,900 in order to properly compensate our dedicated singers and instrumentalists! If you are unable to provide financial support, you can also help us by sharing this post and/or our GoFundMe page! (gofund.me/91f70348) Any support is deeply appreciated!
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Contribution tiers:
< $100: Name included in the program.*
$100 - $500: Digital copy of vocal score of the opera.
$501 - $2000: High-quality printed media from the opera (see pictures below). We will get in touch about options.
> $2000: Please contact us at [email protected] for information on official partnership opportunities.
*If you wish to be included in the program notes as one of our supporters, please make your name visible when making a donation through GoFundMe.
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Sending you our warmest gratitude from The Little Prince opera team!
02/02/2024
Mark your calendars! We are pleased to announce that the world premiere of The Little Prince will be on April 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Hall. Don’t miss out on this magical night of a new opera!
Ticket prices:
∙ $16 - General public
∙ $12 - Seniors, faculty/staff, non-UCB students, groups 10+
∙ $5 - UCB Students, Children under 12
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