Beijing festival to bring international arts to the capital

Also under the spotlight will be Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer Lisa Ono's jazz concert on May 18, French clarinet ensemble Les Bons Becs's Big Bang on May 26, and Spain's multi-award-winning sax quartet Kebyart Ensemble's chamber music from May 25-26.

China will be highlighted with a remake of the Peking opera classic Farewell, My Concubine by Zhang Huoding, one of the country's best known Peking opera stars, along with Princess Zhaojun, an epic song and dance show by famous opera singer Li Yugang, and musical A Homesick Warrior.

In addition to shows and performances, the festival will also feature events like a Swedish food festival at TRB Forbidden City from April 25-28 and a Latin American and Caribbean Carnival from May 23-26.