Showing posts with label HCMC Opera. Show all posts
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Friday, January 7, 2011

HBSO launches spring season

HCMC Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) will put on two concerts to open their spring program at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on January 9 and 19. The first show features choral music and dance from America and South America, while the second will be classical music performed by students from Vietnam National Music Academy.

The performance on January 9 begins with the three folk songs from America, Ecuador, and Mexico,
followed by the song Maria from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Don’t cry for me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Choral Selections from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin. Joined with the HBSO Choir in the first part, HBSO Ballet will perform dances from Spain, Russia, Mexico.

The performance on January 19 features classical works by Haydn (Piano Concerto in D dur), Jules Massenet (Thais), Edward Elga (Salut d’amour), Piotr Tchaikovsky (Violin Concerto), Pablo de Sarasate (Zigeunerweisen), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Piano Concerto No.21 in C dur, KV 467), and Nguyen Manh Duy Linh (Concerto Grosso for violin, piano, percussions, and string orchestra).

 Tickets are available at HCMC Opera House at VND250,000, VND150,000 for general public, and VND60,000 for students.

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Revolution symphony at HCMC Opera House

The famous symphony by composer Vo Dang Tin called “Memories of Dong Khoi Revolution” will be performed at the Author Concert at HCMC Opera House in HCMC’s District 1 at 8p.m. November 9.

The symphony that Tin wrote in 1981 was inspired by his childhood memories of the 1960 revolution in Ben Tre Province.

In the second part of the concert, HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will perform a ballet suite called “Sun in Our Heart”.

Vo Dang Tin graduated from the faculty of composition of the HCMC Conservatory of Music under the instruction of Professor-Composer Ca Le Thuan. Now director of HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, he was the former artistic director of Bong Sen Theater of Traditional Music and Dance. In 2001, he was awarded the Gold medal for conducting at the National Arts Festival

Following that, in 2004, Tin received second prize for “Memories of Dong Khoi Revolution” by Vietnam Composers Association.

Tickets are on sale at the Opera House box office for VND200,000; VND150,000 and VND100,000.

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