A press conference for the revolutionary-themed national opera “A Halved Quilt ” was held at the Changsha Concert Hall on June 3. Chen Gang, Standing Committee member and Publicity Department director of the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee, attended.

The opera was guided by the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee; sponsored by the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee, and the Changsha Municipal People's Government; produced by the Publicity Department of the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee and the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio and Television; and, performed by performers from the Changsha Song and Dance Theatre and the Changsha Symphony Orchestra. Well-known artists including Huang Dingshan, Ren Weixin, Du Ming, Wang Hongwei, Liu Yizhen, and Zhang Zhuo joined.

The opera is one of the seven key plays included in the 2020-2021 Chinese National Opera Inheritance and Development Project which is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is also included in the Stage Art Fine Works Creation Project, which is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. It will be premiered at the Meixi Lake International Culture and Arts Center Grand Theatre on July 9 and 10.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn