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Vietnamese composer
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Male
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Birth:
10 December 1922
Death:
18 May 1991
The details
Biography
Introduction
Đỗ Nhuận (December 10, 1922 in Hải Dương – May 18, 1991 in Hanoi) was a Vietnamese classical composer. He is known for the first homegrown Vietnamese opera - Cô Sao "Miss Sao." This and other more-or-less revolutionary themed musicals were premiered by the VNOB at the Hanoi Opera House. During the late 60s he was highly critical of the "pop" music of songwriters in the South such as Phạm Duy. He was later General Secretary of the Vietnam Musicians' Association. He was a recipient of the Hồ Chí Minh Prize.
Works
Operas
- Cô Sao ('Miss Sao') Hanoi 1965, restaged as A Sao 1976.
- Người tạc tượng ('The Sculptor') Hanoi 1971
- Nguyễn Trãi (life of Nguyễn Trãi) Hanoi 1980.
- Songs
- Việt Nam - Trung Hoa (越南—中华) (Đỗ Nhuận) - 1966 sung by Trần Dũng
- Thông tấn xã Việt Nam, Vietnam. Bộ văn hóa và thông tin - 2004 ".. Canadian conductor and VNOB instrumentalists. historical revolutionary opera composed by Đỗ Nhuận was staged and directed by Van Hai (in 1976 it was re-staged by director Van Ha with a new title "A Sao")."