Shanghai shoots live-action 8K film on legendary Chinese composer
Xinhua | Updated: 2020-01-03 10:36
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCM) and the Shanghai Media Group announced on Thursday the shooting of China's first live-action 8K opera film featuring legendary Chinese composer He Lyuting.
He was one of the most influential Chinese musicians in the 20th century and the first president of the SHCM after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
The film is based on an original stage play that celebrates the SHCM's 90th birthday in 2018.
Liao Changyong, president of the SHCM and Fang Qiong, a renowned soprano will star in the film, which is expected to be screened in 2021.
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