THE SOPRANO FROM THE SILK ROAD

HUI HE – UN SOPRANO DALLA VIA DELLA SETA

ITALY – CHINA/ 2017 / 52 and 90 MIN

The Chinese soprano Hui He breaks down the barriers of time and culture in the world’s greatest opera houses. Now a star, she returns to her hometown of Xi’an to transmit her passion to the next generation and to confront the ghosts of her past.

 

A musical road movie set in the grand opera houses of the West and China. A personal and cultural journey demonstrates the universal power of music to connect two ancient civilizations separated by great distances, just as the Silk Road once did.

The film recounts the sacrifices that the soprano Hui He had to make to achieve and maintain professional excellence. This is not a biopic about a great opera singer, it is rather a creative documentary that puts together a mosaic of some of the elements of Hui’s story, at the same time deepening our understanding of the relationship between China and the West.

 

Direction
Niccolò Bruna and Andrea Prandstraller

 

Produced by Le Talee (Italy), in association with Duan Peng Sunnyway Culture Media Co. (China) and Rai Cinema

 

Cinematographer
Dario Di Mella, Niccolò Bruna

 

Soundtrack
Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini

 

This movie has been backed by:
MIBACT

Rai Cinema
Regione Siciliana
Sicilia Film Commission
Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo
Roma & Lazio Film Commission