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Flamenco Carmen in Beijing

Date: Dec 12-7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Exhibition Center

Price: 280-880 yuan

Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. Carmen, with her free love, seduces corporal Don Jose, an inexperienced soldier. Carmen's relationship with the soldier motivates it to reject his previous beloved one, mutiny against his superior and, as a deserter, join a group of smugglers. Finally, when she leaned her love over the bullfighter Escamillo, jealousy lead to Don Jose to commit the murder of Carmen.

The Phantom of Opera in Beijing

Date: Nov 11-Jan 3, 2016

Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Price: 380-1,180 yuan

The Phantom of Opera is one of the representative musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Adapted from French Writer Gaston Leroux's novel, the musical was premiered by Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the UK at London's Queen's Theater on Oct 9, 1986. Now the play has 16 production versions in the world. More than 1 million people in 145 cities of 27 countries around the world have seen this play. The production showed in Beijing is starred by Brad Little as Raoul and Emily Lynn as Christine.