Fabio Luisi & The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Date: March 14 - 7:30 pm
Venue: NCPA, Beijing
Grammy and ECHO Klassik Awardwinner Fabio Luisi serves as General Music Director of the Zurich Opera and Principal Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. After concluding a 6-year tenure as Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera last season, he launches a new appointment as Music Director of Florence's Opera di Firenze this coming spring. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1925 as part of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation under the motto: "The best - only the best." Today, it is one of the leading symphony orchestras in Europe performing with the world's leading conductors and soloists. The strong and straightforward personality of the Symphony Orchestra is rooted in its close relationship with Danish and Nordic music, and it is the world's foremost Carl Nielsen-orchestra.
NCPA Children's Opera Snow White
Date: March 10-14 - 7:30 pm
Venue: NCPA, Beijing
The NCPA's third commissioned children's opera, Snow White, is scheduled for its premiere from March 3 to 9, 2018, with six performances ongoing at the Multifunctional Theater. The Snow White opera, based on a Brothers Grimm's fairytale of the same name, features enthralling music alongside a stage of vibrant colors. The NCPA has assembled an international creative team with the music written by NCPA resident composer Cai Dongzhen, whose works have been acclaimed inside and outside China. Accomplished Swiss director and set designer, Stephan Grogler and costume designer Veronique Seymat, have joined forces with France-based projection designer, Hu Tianji to orchestrate a classic with their unique perspectives. The stage's surreal set, including mirror-like elements, presents a backdrop for audiences young and old to be mesmerized.
