NCPA Opera Commission Fang Zhimin

Date: Sept 28-Oct 2 - 7:30 pm

Venue: The National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-880 yuan

Fang Zhimin is the ninth Chinese opera commission for NCPA, which highlights the Communist Fang Zhimin who 'dies a glorious death for the revolution'. For decades, the story of Fang Zhimin is successively told on drama stage, movies and TV plays. The famous masterpiece Lovely China, authored by him with life and righteous ardor, always exerts profound impacts. Year of 2015 marks the 80th Anniversary of Fang Zhimin's Martyrdom. Famous composer Meng Weidong, scriptwriters Feng Baiming and Feng Bilie, conductor L?? Jia, director Liao Xianghong, stage designer Gao Guangjian, costume/style designer Chen Tongxun and other first-class creation personnel, make great efforts to unveil the first opera version in commemoration of the great hero Fang Zhimin and show reverence for Lovely China.