15 Sep 2008

'Bonesetter's Daughter'

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/15/DDGV12TU9R.DTL

Joshua Kosman [SF Chronicle, 15 September 2008]

"The Bonesetter's Daughter," which had its world premiere Saturday night at the San Francisco Opera, explodes onto the stage in a burst of circus extravagance: acrobats flying through the air, the nasal squawk of Chinese reed instruments from the balcony, elaborate visuals centered around elemental images of fire and water.