NCPA Original Opera The Ballad of Canal

Published on Nov 4, 2012

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: December 21-26, 2012

Prices: 160, 220, 280, 400, 520, 600, 680, 880

Features: The original Chinese opera The Ballad of Canal is the first national opera presented by NCPA, in the style of folk singing. On December 21-26, The Ballad of Canal will stage in Opera House of NCPA.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal with the history of over 2500 years is an artificial miracle on par with the Great Wall created by ancient Chinese. The original opera The Ballad of Canal is the first national opera presented by NCPA, in the style of folk singing. It describes the ups and downs of the characters on the canal and their vicissitudes including joys and sorrows, good and evil, life and death, as well as righteousness witnessed by the canal. The show integrates the cream of Chinese cultural essence like opera, folk songs and folk customs, showing the unique artistic texture and charisma of folk operas.

The creation of The Ballad of Canal takes two years. NCPA manages to develop a Chinese opera style different from the Western opera through the sincere and pragmatic artistic practices. The opera has gathered the top creation team in China including: director Liao Xianghong; writers Huang Weiruo and Dong Ni, jointly wrote a touching tearjerker story about Shui Honglian, Qin Xiaosheng and Guan Yanyan; the composer Yin Qing, once Sky Road and Entering a New Era, this time composed the beautiful melodies for the opera; the stage designer Liu Xinglin, presents a wonderful scroll of canal through his creative design. The opera is conducted by Lv Jia, the Chief Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of NCPA. Excellent singers like Wang Lida and Wang Hongwei are ready to offer you an opera feast with national aesthetic charms through their amazing performances.

Tickets for NCPA Original Opera The Ballad of Canal are Available now!

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BOOKING INFORMATION

Booking From: Sunday, Nov 04, 2012

Booking Until: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012

Show Time: Dec 21-26, 2012 / 7:30pm

Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

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