Sir Simon's interpretation is no less convincing, as the drama of the earlier movements culminates in the outrageous energy of his performance of the finale.
Ong cites Lear, his avant-garde interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy flavored with elements of Indonesian martial arts, Noh drama and Beijing opera -- and performed in different languages by a multi-national cast, half Singaporean, a good part Japanese, with a sprinkling of other Asians.