Bartók in 1929 [courtesy of wikipedia]
One of the great works of the 20th century, Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin, gets its first performance in Portland in over 30 years this January 12 – 14, 2008 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The concert will feature supertitles projected over the orchestra to illustrate the precise stage directions indicated by Bartók.