World Classic Art

Ever since the founding of the NCPA, all the performances have been supervised by the artistic director and art committee to ensure the elite level of the show.

Classic Operas

?"Classic Opera Gallery" series will present five operas from the DPRK, Egypt, Italy and China. They are The Flower Girl by the Blood Sea Opera Troupe, Madama Butterfly by the NCPA, Aida by Cairo Opera House, Tea by Tan Dun and Turandot of the NCPA version (second round).

Classic Ballet Tour 2008

?"Classic Ballet Tour" will present 11 ballet plays in 160 days, including:

? Paquita by Ballet de L'Opera National de Paris, one of the six masterpieces in its more than 300-year history;

? Kenneth Macmillan's Manon by the Royal Ballet;

? Sleeping Beauty, demonstrating the unique splendor and dignity of the Royal Family;

? La Sylphide and Napoli created by August Bourneville 160 years ago for Royal Danish Ballet;

? Swan Lake by The Royal Swedish Ballet, and

? The Red Detachment of Women by the National Ballet of China, etc

Major forms of ballet and world leading ballet troupes will be presented, leading audience to the palace of ballet fantasy.

Summit of Leading Artists All the artists and troupes invited in this season represent the worlds very best.

Internationally, there will be:

? Conductors Chung Myung-whun, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yannick

? Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter

? Tenors José Carreras

World famous troupes will also perform, such as:

? Rotterdams Philharmonic Orchestra

? Alban Berg Quartett

? Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

? Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and

?National Theatre of Greece, etc.

Domestically, more than 30 conductors have been invited, including:

? Zhen Xiaoying

??Tang Muhai

? Chen Zuohuang, etc.

Soloists, including:

? Fu Cong

? Liu Shikun

? Lang Lang

? Li Yundi

? Li Biao

? Lu Siqing

? Li Chuanyun and

? Ning Feng, etc.

Traditional opera performers, such as:

? Li Baochun

? Mao Weitao?

? Han Zaifen

? Shen Tiemei

? Lin Weilin, etc

Play performers, including:

? Chen Jianbin

?? Guo Da and

? Chen Shu ,etc

(China.org.cn June 4, 2008)