WXXI-TV/HD | PBS WORLD | CREATE/THINKBRIGHT | AM1370 | CLASSICAL 91.5 | WRUR 88.5 PROGRAMPUBLIC TELEVISION & PUBLIC RADIO FOR ROCHESTERLISTINGSAUGUST 2009 San Francisco Opera The radio broadcast of the world premiere of The Bonesetter’s Daughter, a new opera by Stewart Wallace based on Amy Tan’s best- selling novel of the same name with a libretto by the acclaimed author airs on Classical 91.5 on Saturday, August 22 at 1 p.m. The Bonesetter’s Daughter tells the story of a troubled Chinese- American woman who, escorted by a ghost, travels into her immigrant mother’s past and discovers what they share in their bones through heredity, history and the transformative power of love. Directed by Chen Shi-Zheng and conducted by Steven Sloane, the opera will feature Chinese-born artists Zheng Cao, Ning Liang, Qian Yi, Hao Jiang Tian and Wu Tong. The Bonesetter’s Daughter is just one of three San Francisco Operas being broadcast on Classical 91.5 in August. 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