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Beijing New Year Concert, a grand musical event for
ringing in the new millennium, is to be staged in the Great Hall
of the People in Beijing on the evening of December 31.
The grand concert, organized by Ministry of
Culture, and Beijing municipal committee of CPC and government,
is expected to be the best of its kind, featuring the world level,
the momentum of the Chinese nation, the characteristics of Beijing
and the festive atmosphere. The concert is going to be staged by
such an array of artists incomparable both in scale and grandeur
as never before.
As reported, the New Year concert is to be conducted
by Tang Muhai, Chen Xieyang and Tan Lihua. An orchestra composing
of 160 persons and a choir of 200 persons will be selected from
the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Central Opera and Dance Drama
Theatre, Beijing Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
On show will be such famous tunes and melodies at home and abroad
as Triumphant March of Aida, Overture 1812, The Romanced Butrate,
Ode to the Red Flag, I Love You, China! and so on. The audience
can also enjoy the performances given by Lu Siqing, Huang Ying,
An Ning, Wang Xia, Dai Yuxiang and a specially invited Italian tenor.
The evening of the New Year Eve will be dedicated
to the two concerts one in wake of another. The first is to last
from 9:40 to 11:00 p.m., followed by another, and the concert will
be wound up at 00:40 to usher in the new millennium in the beautiful
chime of the music.
(People's Daily 12/05/2000)
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