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THE Marseille Opera Orchestra is visiting China for the first time under the baton of American conductor Lawrence Foster.
The program will feature arias from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Gounod’s “Faust,” Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” as well as Bizet’s “Suite de l’Arlésienne,” Faure’s “Suite de Pelléas et Mélisande” and Saint-Saëns’ “Sansom et Dalila: Bacchanale.”
“I think the Faure should be known and loved; and many of the beautiful parts of L’Arlesienne, some known, some not,” Foster said.
The orchestra was founded in Marseille in 1965 and now has 88 musicians. Foster has been the music director of the orchestra since the 2012-2013 season after completing a 10-year tenure as artistic director and chief conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra.
American mezzo-soprano Jennifer Holloway will be performing with the orchestra. She studied at the University of Georgia and Manhattan School of Music and took part in the young artist program at Opera Theatre of St Louis.
Holloway has performed Donna Elvira in “Don Giovanni” with the Pittsburgh Opera, Tebaldo in “Don Carlos” with the Metropolitan Opera and Magnolia in Francesca Zambello’s production of “Show Boat” with the Washington National Opera.
This marks the first time Holloway has collaborated with Foster. “I think the world of Jennifer Holloway — a true rising star! She is as great a singer as she is beautiful,” Foster said.
Date: July 13, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-880 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong New Area
‘Dora the Explorer’
This children’s musical is adapted from the popular TV cartoon series “Dora the Explorer.” Dora, the little girl, is on an important mission to find the City of Lost Toys. She has to overcome all kinds of challenges on the way and will invite other children to help her accomplish her mission. She also teaches them new English words and prompt them to use new words to solve puzzles and move on in her exploration.
Date: July 18-19, 10am; 2:30pm; 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-580 yuan
Tel: 5292-0164
Venue: Shanghai Theatre Academy
Address: 670 Huashan Rd
670
Enchanted Disney Journey
With the help of Mickey Mouse and his famous friends, Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast will spring from storybooks and onto the stage at Disney Live!. The enchanted journey at Disney Live! starts with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy as they embark on an unexpected adventure to find a magical storybook hidden in a treasure trove of costumes and items from classic Disney tales. The four friends curiously open the book to find they are led to the world of Snow White, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast. Visitors to are invited to solve puzzles, find clues, clap along and sing songs as the stories unfold before their eyes.
Date: August 1-2, 10:30am; 3pm; 7:15pm
Tickets: 180-580 yuan
Tel: 5292-0164
Venue: Shanghai Culture Square
36 Yongjia Rd
36
Silk Road
For the past 15 years, Shanghai-native photographer Deke Erh has been on the Silk Road. It’s a one-man show, an odyssey that has taken in history, culture, relics and people. Now the photographer’s “One Man’s Silk Road — Deke Erh’s Visual Documenta” unveils the massive project that includes the photos that he captured, the objects he collected and the film he shot during his journey. Nearly 10,000 objects are showcased in four exhibition halls at the China Art Museum, covering an area of 6,000 square meters. Besides the exhibition, a seminar with experts, critics and scholars also discusses the value of the exhibition and the contribution of Erh made to the study of Silk Road with these pictures, historical materials and information he has collected for years.
Date: Through July 6, 9am-5pm
Venue: China Art Museum
Address: 205 Shangnan Rd, Pudong New Area
205
Childhood Memory
Painter Li Shoubai celebrates old Shanghai and life in its picturesque shikumen houses and lanes. An exhibition featuring his paintings and paper-cuts are underway at his newly renovated studio. Born in 1962 in Shanghai, Li learnt paper cutting and painting at six. He is famous for his vivid heavy watercolor paintings that feature detailed scenes from the old days, women lounging in patterned qipao or playing mahjong.
Date: Through August 31, 10am-7pm
Address: 4-2, 210 Taikang Rd
2104-2
Stage
Black Light Fantasy
The Black Light Theater of Czech Republic will bring Chinese audience a unique theatrical experience of fantasy on stage with black light “magic.” Audience will get amazed at the walking clothing and “fire” which is spurted all of a sudden on stage. Elements of dance, mime and acrobatic performances will be included under the black light.
Date: July 17, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-580 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong New Area
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Boys’ Choir
Local music lovers will be offered a concert by the Wilten Boys’ Choir. The repertoire includes sacred music for performance at church services as well as a wide spectrum of secular music ranging from classical children’s song by Brahms, Mozart or Schubert to popular melodies of opera and operetta. They will also perform Chinese songs such as “Jasmine” and “Filling The World With Love.”
Date: August 1, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-580 yuan
Tel: 5108-5050
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong New Area
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Flamenco ‘Carmen’
The well-known Spanish Ballet of Murcia will present Chinese audience the classic Flamenco dance drama “Carmen.” The dance drama is about the love and hatred between the gypsy girl Carmen and Corporal Don Jose. Folk Spanish musical elements such as small hand drum and ballads will also be included in the show.
Date: September 5-8, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-880 yuan
Tel: 5108-5050
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong New Area
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