Top music artists including opera singer Jessye Norman and
pianist Lang Lang will grace the stage at the upcoming Eighth
Shanghai International Arts Festival from October 18 to November
18.
The organizing committee has announced 74 performances and 12
exhibitions for the festival, with highlights including concerts by
the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, a
dance show from the Sydney Dance Company and contemporary dance
from the Jin Xing Dance Company.
A rainbow of talents including South Korean conductor Chung
Myung-whun and Chinese ballet dancer Tan Yuanyuan will take part in
the annual event. A Mexican Cultural Week will feature five Mexican
performances.
(Shanghai Daily September 1, 2006)
