Angel's Bone

Angel's Bone is an opera by composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek in one act that follows the plight of two angels discovered on earth who are forced into spiritual and sexual slavery at the hands of a financially troubled couple. The work is a contemporary parable[1] that explores the dark effects behind modern-day slavery, and human trafficking and probes the psyche of traffickers.[2] Du Yun draws her inspiration from a range of musical genres – from classical to punk to the cabaret.[3]

  1. ^ "Opera takes new look at trafficking – Angel's Bone explores complexities of culprits". Arab Times. 9 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  2. ^ "Pulitzer Prize for Music winner Du Yun to present Angel's Bone". Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. November 2, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Du Yun's Pulitzer-winning trafficking opera comes to Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2020-02-20.