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Los Angeles by @james.schamus

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Tremendously grateful to serve as the 1st composer-in-residence for @seattleopera starting Autumn 2027, when my 5th opera M. BUTTERFLY will open its new season. The residency will culminate in the world premiere of my 11th opera THE WEDDING BANQUET, a new rom-com opera.🪷

https://www.seattleopera.org/about/huang-ruo/

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Raymond, sniffing by @james.schamus

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Thank you very much Gerardo Naranjo, James Schamus, Dan Zlotnik, all the Netflix team and dear Juan Pablo Munive, Bernardo G. Castro, Maria Morfeo (Zoe Pupo) as always. You can watch it in Netflix today and listen on Spotify

Muchas gracias a Gerardo Naranjo, James Schamus, Dan Zlotnik, a todo el equipo de Netflix y a los queridos Juan Pablo Munive, Bernardo G. Castro, Maria Morfeo (Zoe Pupo) como siempre. Pueden verlo en Netflix hoy y escucharlo en Spotify.

#elyerno by @james.schamus

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Philadelphia. Noah Davis, departing. Awaiting Víkingur Ólafsson. by @james.schamus

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7 months ago

So excited at last to be able to publicly share my eternal gratitude to Gerardo Naranjo, the best cast and crew ever, the entire Netflix Lat Am team, and the Fábula family for this crazy, sad, joyful, angry, funny, real, surreal thing we did! https://variety.com/2026/film/global/james-schamus-fabula-gerardo-naranjo-the-son-in-law-netflix-1236677669/ by @james.schamus

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Pretty sure that by law the university is supposed to send something like this out, so I did one for them in case they forgot. by @james.schamus

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Stockholm by @james.schamus

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Hudson Valley by @james.schamus

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🎬 James Schamus at Göteborg 2026!

We’re honoured to welcome James Schamus as a special industry guest at Nordic Film Market and TV Drama Vision.

A leading voice in global cinema, Schamus is an Academy Award–nominated producer, award-winning screenwriter, and former CEO of Focus Features, where he oversaw titles including Brokeback Mountain, Lost in Translation, and more.

Schamus will join the stage for a moderated conversation with Wendy Mitchell on January 28, reflecting on his creative visions and expansive career, as well as his perspective on the current state of the audiovisual industry.

Read more about Schamus on our website. by @james.schamus

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🙏 Grateful to both the Metropolitan Opera and the Seattle Opera for co-commissioning our new comic opera THE WEDDING BANQUET (with libretto by James Schamus), in which a marriage of convenience gets out of control. Looking forward to unveiling it in both Seattle and NYC in 2027❤️

https://playbill.com/article/ang-lee-and-andrew-ahns-the-wedding-banquet-films-to-become-an-opera

@JamesRobinson @nezetseguin @metopera @Carolynkuan @seattleopera @james.schamus @andrewahnfilms by @james.schamus

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We're excited to announce the world premiere of The Wedding Banquet, a new comic opera composed by Huang Ruo (Bound, '23) with a libretto by James Schamus set to debut at McCaw Hall in 2027.

The Wedding Banquet is co-commissioned and co-produced with The Metropolitan Opera, and is inspired by the beloved 1993 film and the reimagined version that debuted to widespread acclaim earlier this year. Our General and Artistic Director, James Robinson, will direct the production. This premiere will mark the first opera written by an Asian American composer to be presented on our mainstage.

“The opera tells a heartfelt, human story that celebrates friendship and found family, queer love, and cultural identity. Given what these films have meant to me, I am thrilled now to be joining James Schamus and a new generation of artists reimagining this classic work for today through an operatic lens,” says composer Huang Ruo. “When I first saw Ang Lee’s classic film many years ago, I knew immediately it would make a great opera.”

This libretto will be the first written by James Schamus, whose credits as a screenwriter include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Eat, Drink, Man, Woman. “Having worked on both Ang Lee’soriginal film and Andrew Ahn’s recent re-imagining, I am excited about the surprising new discoveries we’ve made by adapting this story to the opera stage,” said Schamus. “Opera allows you to explore the inner lives of your characters in ways that cinema does not, so you have more access to their full range of emotional expression."

Learn more about The Wedding Banquet at the link in bio. by @james.schamus

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