A concert entitled Autumn Melody 2018 will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 16 under the baton of conductor Le Phi Phi.
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)
The concert will provide music lovers with well-known masterpieces
of symphonic music, ballets and operas, as well as contemporary dancing and
classic Vietnamese works.
The first part of the concert will include works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and
Edvard Grieg, performed by pianist Ji Sung Lee from the Republic of Korea.
The second part will feature famous opera pieces by Giuseppe Verdi, performed
by Vietnamese opera singers, such as Meritorious Artist Vanh Khuyen, Phuong Thao,
Manh Dung and Dinh Chuc, together with the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of
Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
Meritorious Artists Tran Ly Ly and Nguyen Hong Phong will serve as artistic
director and stage director for the concert respectively.
Since it began in 2005, the annual Autumn Melody concert has received a lot of
support and contributions from hundreds of local and foreign artists, and is
regarded as a place for Vietnamese and foreign musicians to meet and exchange
on the latest in music news, and where music lovers can enjoy a great
experience.
The biennial music show has been organised since 2013.
Source: VNA
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