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Michael Bolton returns to Beijing. The American pop megastar will stage a gig at Poly Theater on Nov 1 and also participate in the closing gala of the Beijing Music Festival at the Forbidden City Concert Hall on Nov 2.

The recital is entitled Back to Future and features such classical hits as When a Man Loves a Woman, Soul Provider and Said I Loved You But I Lied. At the closing gala, he'll challenge operatic aria Nessun Dorma from Turandot.

7:30 pm, Nov 1. Poly Theater, Poly Plaza, Dongcheng district. 010-6506-5345.

8 pm, Nov 2. Forbidden City Concert Hall, inside Zhongshan Park, west of Tian'anmen Square. 010-6559-8285.