This is one of four famous and well known Chinese folk tales. Butterfly Lovers dates back to around 700AD when it was first written down. I have had the fortune to conduct the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto composed by two university students in 1959 by  He Zhanhao and Chen Gang. One of my performances was with the Carey Baptist Grammar School Symphony Orchestra and the other with The Grainger Wind Symphony.

On Thursday 13th October, I had the pleasure to experience a new version of this tale. The Victorian Opera staged The Butterfly Lovers to a score composed by their Artistic Director Richard Mills. I wrote a short review as part of a