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Concrete& Grass Music Festival 2017

Date: Sept 16-17－11:30 am

Venue: Shanghai Rugby Football Club

Price: 220-636 yuan

China's grooviest music festival is back. Same place, same weekend. 2 days and 2 nights of ultimate doses of every shade of fun. Rock roll rap trap funk jazz disco metal goodness, with all the usual (and unusual) trappings, distractions and ice cream. Still the most affordable escape from the urban grind out there. It's a widely held scientific fact that everything in the universe is improved by the company of others. We've built this festival on that principle－we're pretty sure you'll find something to love here (no loners in this parade). The discovery doesn't just happen onstage but all over our rolling grasslands. The left-field and right-on. Pretty boys and shiny girls. The queer and the shy, the loud and the bombastic. The young and the old. Music, food, friendship and community in all its four-dimensional glory. Save the date. Concrete& Grass 2017. September 16-17, at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club. Lineup announcements are coming soon. Bring your smiles, bring your love, bring your friends, bring your family. We can't wait to show you what we've planned.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Royal Opera House Opera Film Cavalleria Rusticana& I Pagliacci

Date: Aug 24－7 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 60 yuan

Cavalleria Rusticana is a story deeply rooted in love, betrayal, and a love triangle. Turiddu has returned home from military service to find that his fiancee, Lola, has married another man. In his revenge, he seduces Santuzza, but discards her again and has an affair with Lola. Santuzza is devastated and tells Lola's husband, Alfio, about the infidelity. Alfio and Turiddu agree to a formal duel, and Turiddu is killed. A dramatic tale of love and betrayal, Pagliacci revolves around a commedia troupe. Nedda and Canio are married, however she is secretly having an affair with Silvio. Nedda even goes as far to attempt to break it off with Silvio. However their love is strong, and they plan to run away together. Tonio, also in love with Nedda, confesses his love to her, but she turns him away, shaming him. In an act of revenge, Tonio tells Canio about Nedda's affair. During a performance, Canio confronts Nedda, and stabs her. Silvio attempts to save her but gets stabbed as well. The audience, not realizing it was real, claps until Canio screams at them, "The comedy is finished!"

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Opera Tristan und Isolde

Date: Aug 24-29－7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-880 yuan

The opera Tristan Und Isolde marks the culmination of the German composer Richard Wagner's works. This masterpiece is a perfect combination of music, poetry, song, psychology, philosophy, sense and concept. Premiered at K??nigliche Hoftheater Munchen on June 10th, 1865, this opera is regarded as a reflection of the love story between Wagner and Mathilde Wesendonck. Coproduced by NCPA, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Opera, Teatr Wielki-Polisch National and Metropolitan Opera, the opera Tristan Und Isolde was debuted at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Opera on March 19, 2016, followed by performance at Teatr-Polisch National (June 12th, 2016) and Metropolitan Opera (September 26, 2016). This opera is jointly directed by Mariusz Trelinsky an award-winning Polish director and Art Director of Teatr Wielki Warszawie (a Polish national-class opera house) together with his powerful team.

Contact: 010-6655-0000