Night of French operas to be held in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will organise a concert named French operas’ night at 20:00 on March 28 at the city’s Opera House.

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 14:17

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HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra andOpera (HBSO) will organise a concert named French operas’ night at 20:00 on March 28at the city’s Opera House.

This will offer a chance for audience to listen to famousopera excerpts of renowned authors.

The excerpts include Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante and Parle-moide ma mère! in the Carmen opera by Georges Bizet, The swan in The carnival ofthe animals opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, and Depuis le jour in the Louiseopera by Gustave Charpentier.

The concert will be arranged and conducted by conductor TranNhat Minh, and performed by Meritorious Artists Nguyen Tan Anh and Tran Hong Vyand artists Nguyen Thu Huong, Pham Trang, Pham Duyen Huyen and Pham KhanhNgoc./.

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