The week-long Beijing opera extravaganza at Taipei's Chungshan Hall (中山堂) continues this weekend, when, as part of the on-going cross-strait cultural
exchange program, a special touring group comprising of some China's leading
classical opera stars will be taking to the stage to perform a selection of
the operatic art form's most celebrated harmonic melodramas.
The 20-person strong special touring group, which is comprised of members of
the Beijing National Opera Group (北京京劇團) and the Beijing City Opera
Troupe (北京市京劇團) and is under the guidance of renowned opera aficionado
Wang Yuxiou (王玉珍), is one the most well traveled of China's numerous
opera troupes.
Since its founding in the mid-1990s, the distinguished touring troupe has
enthralled audiences throughout Europe, the Americas and across Asia with
its undiluted and colorful performances of traditional Beijing opera. For
its Taipei appearances the Beijing based touring troupe will be joined by
some of Taiwan's leading opera stars for a series of 17 shows that
encompasses the many aspects of the traditional Chinese art form.
With the exception of Sunday's 2:30pm matinee, all performances begin at
7:30pm at Taipei's Chungshan Hall, which is located at 98 Yenping South Rd.,
(台北市延平南路98號).
Tickets for performances cost between NT$300 and NT$2,000 and are available
from ERA ticketing outlets nationwide or directly from the ticket office at
Taipei's Chungshan Hall.
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