SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Who says opera’s boring? Hong Kong music enthusiast aims to stage classics with a fun and modern twist

PUBLISHED: Saturday, 27 January, 2018

ASIAN REVIEW OF BOOKS

More than Musical is making a bet that streamlined adaptations in non-traditional spaces and environments will appeal to an opera-shy millennial audience.

PUBLISHED: Tuesday, 19 December, 2017

ASIAN REVIEW OF BOOKS

Operatic aspirations aside, this must surely have been among the best evenings of theatre put on by a local Hong Kong company in quite some time

PUBLISHED: Sunday, 18 June 2017

This article appeared in the ARB as: 
“La Traviata”, Hong Kong, 17-18 June 2017

The Beautiful Art – An Interview with Rumiko Hasagawa

Ms. Hasagawa knew that the audience was missing a truly beautiful art where drama was matched with heavenly music. How could she make opera a part of the modern lifestyle?

PUBLISHED : Monday, 09 October, 2017

Hong Kong Economic Journal

How the successful career woman Rumiko Hasegawa became the founder of an NGO - More Than Musical

PUBLISHED: Tuesday, 06 June, 2017

Timeout Family - Hong kong

Originally from Tokyo, Rumiko Hasegawa has lived in Hong Kong with her husband and19-year-old daughter since 2010. A former partner at Goldman Sachs she is also the founder of More Than Musical.

PUBLISHED: Tuesday, 01 November, 2016

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Hong Kong group to strip down operas and bring them to the people

Works such as Verdi’s La Traviata to be condensed to length of a typical movie and staged in nightclubs and bars by a non-profit company set up by two opera fans hoping to broaden genre’s appeal

PUBLISHED: Tuesday, 18 October, 2016

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as:
"Pop-up operas to bring classics to the masses"