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This experimental opera reenacts the lesser known history of Chinese medical student Li Shiu Tong, and his lover Magnus Hirschfeld, a much older German sexologist and gay rights pioneer during Nazi Germany.

Top Cast

  • Njo Kong Kie

    Njo Kong Kie

    Old Li Shiu Tong

  • Spencer Britten

    Spencer Britten

    Young Li Shiu Tong

  • Jera Wolfe

    Jera Wolfe

    Dancer

Overview

This experimental opera reenacts the lesser known history of Chinese medical student Li Shiu Tong, and his lover Magnus Hirschfeld, a much older German sexologist and gay rights pioneer during Nazi Germany.

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