Rethinking Opera in the 21st Century

2026 Rayson Huang Lecture 黃麗松學者講座
Speaker: Philippe Manoury (In English 英語主講)

In his first-ever visit to Hong Kong, world-renowned electroacoustic composer Philippe Manoury reflects on what it means to write opera today. Using his genre-defying adaptation of Karl Kraus’ Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (The Last Days of Mankind), he introduces the Thinkspiel, a form that combines spoken and sung voices, theatre and music, musicians and computers.

This lecture is part of Manoury’s wider Hong Kong visit, which also includes a chamber music concert, offering audiences a rare opportunity to engage with both his ideas and his sound world.

• For ages 10+
• Free via online registration starting 10 FEB noon

• Patrons under the age of 10 will not be admitted.
• The lecture is approximately 90 minutes.
• Guests are advised to arrive punctually. No latecomers will be admitted until a suitable break in the lecture.
• Programmes and artists are subject to change.
• The presenter reserves the right to make final decisions on seating arrangement, to deny entry, and reserve all rights of final arbitration in case of dispute.