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Introduction<\/span><\/h1>\n

The year was 1907.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

King Chulalongkorn travelled to Europe for the second time in what is understood to be a leisure excursion. Yet, his entourage was welcomed by the most famous celebrities, with the greatest extravaganzas, and was reported by the major presses. Among these spectacles were seven operas staged in London, Paris, Firenze, and Torino.<\/span><\/p>\n

As apparent in one of his most famous compositions, \u201cKlai Baan\u201d, or \u201cFar From Home\u201d (\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22: \u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e34\u0e1e\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e44\u0e01\u0e25\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19), his experience at the European theatres provide many insights into his impression of the European culture of the time. Among the operas Rama V saw were the first staging outside Italy of Puccini\u2019s Madama Butterfly, revised by Puccini himself and later inspired the Thai \u201c\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32\u201d, and Ponchielli\u2019s La Gioconda, sung by one of the most brilliant sopranos of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is hoped that this theatrical adaptation of Rama V\u2019s operatic experiences in 1907 will illuminate the spirit of the era in which the people who built The Siam Society lived, and highlight one of the most important values that both the story in \u201cKlai Baan\u201d and The Siam Society share: cultural exchange leads to peace and mutual prosperity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Performance Dates<\/span><\/h1>\n