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Holiday Performances for Every Taste

2005/12/01

Pop Concerts:

Zheng Jun 2005 Beijing Vocal Concert

“温暖呐喊”郑钧2005北京演唱会

Time: December 3

Venue: Beijing Workers' Gymnasium

Price: 880, 600, 400, 300, 200, 100 yuan

More Info: Zheng Jun is a guitarist and pop music master. In 2002, he attended the US MTV VMA awards ceremony, one of the three grand music awards, and walked away with the International Audience Award of VMA. It was a first for a Chinese singer to be so honoured.

 

Pavarotti Farewell World Tour—Beijing Vocal Concert 

“天籁之音 阳光永恒”帕瓦罗蒂全球告别中国巡演北京演唱会

Time: December 10

Place: Capital Gymnasium

Price: 3,600, 2,680, 1,980, 1,380, 680, 380 yuan

More Info: Pavarotti, the world's leading tenor began his farewell tour at the beginning of 2005 and will end it in Beijing in December. During each stop on his tour, he performs 34 pieces marking the peak of his 44-year singing career.

 

Michael Bolton 2005 Beijing Concert 

麦克波顿北京演唱会

Time: December 14

Venue: Capital Gymnasium

Price: 1,600, 1,000, 880, 680, 580, 380, 280, 180, 120 yuan

More Info: Michael Bolton, a singer and songwriter, has sold more than 52 million albums and singles worldwide. He has won two Grammies for best male vocalist, and six American Music Awards among many other accolades.

 

Rene Liu Beijing Concert—A Princess' Sleepless Night

“公主彻夜未眠”2005刘若英北京演唱会

Time: December 24

Venue: Capital Gymnasium

Price: 1,280, 1,080, 880, 680, 480, 280 yuan

More Info: Born in Taiwan and a student of classical music in California, Liu joined the Taiwan record company Rock Records upon graduation. As early as 1995, she won the Best Actress Award at the Asian Pacific Film Festival. The 34-year-old Liu admitted that she accomplished more as an actress than as a singer. But the mild woman with a normal appearance and voice does have a large number of fans, who call her "Milk Tea" for her soft and mellow songs which contain a sense of nostalgia and sad romance.

 

Happy 200—Leon Lai Ming Beijing Solo Concert

Happy 2006黎明北京演唱会

Time: December 30

Venue: Beijing Workers' Gymnasium

Price: 1,580, 1,080, 880, 680, 480, 280, 180 yuan

More Info: Together with Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok, Leon Lai is one of the four popular male singers referred to as the "Four Great Heavenly Kings" in Hong Kong. Lai was elected one of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) in 1998 in recognition of his professional endeavours and his commitment to the community.

 

Chyi Chin Vocal Concert—Golden 20 Years

“黄金20年”齐秦“北京过年”--首体音乐会

Time: December 31

Venue: Capital Gymnasium

Price: 680, 580, 500, 380, 280, 180, 100 yuan

More Info: Since Taiwan pop-rock singer, Chyi Chin released his debut single Wolf back in 1985, which immediately sold more than 20,000 copies, his colourful career, sensational hair and lifestyle, has never been off the entertainment pages. 2005 finds Chyi Chin a more mature, admirable and cooler person. But whatever the changes in his personality, his music is still as touching as ever.

 

 

Music Concerts

George Friedrich Handel's Messiah Christmas Orchestral Concert

亨德尔《弥赛亚》圣诞交响合唱音乐会

Time: December 3

Venue: Forbidden City Concert Hall

Price: 400, 320, 220, 160, 120, 80, 50 yuan

More Info: G.F. Handel was a consummate, 18th-century traveller, artiste, and entrepreneur. His most famous work is Messiah. The International Festival Chorus Choirs will perform.

 

Children's Chorus Christmas and New Year's Concert 

铃儿响叮当—杨鸿年少年女子合唱团圣诞新年音乐会

Time: December 24

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Price: 680, 580, 380, 180, 120, 50 yuan

More Info: Children's Chorus of the China National Symphony Orchestra (China Children's Choir), which was founded in August 1983, has a worldwide reputation.

 

Christmas Eve—Christmas Classic Music Concert 

圣诞平安夜---世界圣诞经典歌曲演唱会

Time: December 25

Venue: Haidian Theatre

Price: 580, 480, 380, 280, 180 yuan

More Info: Performed by Light Music Troupe of China National Song & Dance Ensemble

 

The Worldwide Piano Prince—Richard Clayderman New Year's Piano Concert

理查德·克莱德曼浪漫钢琴新年音乐会

Time: December 27

Venue: Great Hall of the People

Price: 1,280, 880, 580, 380, 280, 180 yuan

More Info: A romantic and wonderful night with Richard Clayderman, who is well-known to the world as a prince of the piano.

 

The Night of Latin Enthusiasm

激情拉丁风情之夜

Time: December 27

Venue: Minorities Cultural Palace Theatre

Price: 480, 380, 280, 180, 80 yuan

Programmes performed by Light Music Troupe of China National Song & Dance Ensemble

Concert: Pulque, Take the Train "a", Crazy Dance, The Cup of Life

Latin Dance: Cha Cha, Rumba

Saxophone Solo: Don't Cry for Me Argentina; St. Thomas

Solo: The Beautiful Spanish Girl, Beach Hut of Seaside, Dove, Memory

Xylophone: The William Tell Overture, Yataghan Dance

 

Tone of Volga—Former Soviet Music Chorus Concert 

伏尔加之声—前苏联歌曲大屏幕交响合唱音乐会

Time: December 29

Venue: Haidian Theatre

Price: 480, 380, 280, 180, 80 yuan

More Info: Performed by Chinese Musicians Association

 

 

Drama & Opera

Grand Multimedia Film Musical—Song of Light & Shadow

多媒体音乐剧《电影之歌》

Time: December 9–18

Venue: Poly Theatre

Price: 1,200, 1,080, 1,000, 880, 800, 680, 600, 480, 400, 280, 200, 150 yuan 

More Info: Song of Light & Shadow tells a vivid story about China film producers for one hundred years. According to the supervisor of dance design Kam Tim Yip says: "Through video replay, audiences can appreciate some classic films of different periods from six different angles on the stage." The music supervisor of the play, Li Zongsheng, will join other famous composers in writing scores for the play. Eighteen hot pop singers from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan will be selected to sing these songs.

 

Tea House

《茶馆》

Time: December 10–17

Venue: Capital Theatre

Price: 680, 500, 380, 280, 180, 100, 80, 60, 40 yuan

More info:The upcoming show stars many famous actors, such as Liang Guanhua, Pu Cunxin, Song Dandan, Yang Lixin, He Bing, Feng Yuanzheng and Gong Lijun.

 

American Broadway's Classic Musical Rent 

《吉屋出租》

Time: December 30, 2005- January 5, 2006

Venue: Beijing Exhibition Theatre

Price: 980, 880, 680, 480, 380, 280, 180, 100 yuan

More Info: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and various Tony Awards with a famous Hong Kong singer and the actress Karen Mok.

 

 

Dance & Ballet

Acrobatic Ballet Swan Lake  

杂技芭蕾舞《天鹅湖》

Time: December 22–28

Venue: Poly Theatre

Price: 1,280, 880, 680, 480, 280, 180, 120 yuan

More Info: The play is a combination of the ballet classic Swan Lake and traditional Chinese acrobatics. It retains most plots of the ballet classic and the music created by Tchaikovsky but is augmented with many unique acrobatic performances, such as "ballet in the air," "upside down ballet," "steel cable ballet" and "wheel chair ballet."



 
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