The Đất Nước Thiên Hùng Ca (Land of Epic Songs), which celebrates Việt Nam''s 4,000-year journey of nation-building and defence, will be brought to life with a huge theatrical production in Hà Nội on July 10.
A team of South Korean artists is collaborating with the Việt Nam Drama Theatre to stage a revolutionary opera. The production will premiere on August 15 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Việt Nam’s National Day (September 2).
Over the past 50 years of development, cải lương in HCM City has demonstrated that it is a valuable and integral traditional art form in Việt Nam’s cultural landscape.
The Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSC) will
coordinate with the Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company to put on two
arts programmes entitled "Happiness Concert", which will be held at the
Ha Noi Opera House on January 13-14.
A new cai luong (reformed opera) play about soldiers and their life in
the postwar period will be staged in HCM City to mark the 71st
anniversary of the Viet Nam People''s Army on December 22.
The HCM City Ballet, Symphony and Orchestra (HBSO) will perform the masterpiece Nutcracker, conducted by Marius Stravinsky, at the Municipal Opera House.
American maestro David Itkin and Vietnamese
violinist Vu Viet Chuong will perform at a concert celebrating 20 years
of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and the US at the HCM City
Opera House on Thursday.
Leading artists of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera
(HBSO) and France''s La Fabrique Opera will perform the popular French
opera Carmen on Sunday and next Monday at the HCM City Opera House.
The Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre and
Vietnamese violinist Hoang Tuan Cuong will perform a night of classics
at the Ha Noi Opera House on Thursday.
Three artists from HCM City and Can Tho Province have won top prizes at the 2015 Chuong Vang (Golden Bell) Awards, an annual cai luong (reformed opera) competition launched by HCM City Television.
A CD collection of tai tu pieces performed and recorded by Meritorious Artist Ba Tu, one of the region''s most famous musicians in cai luong (reformed opera), has been released in Long An Province.
