Central Opera House

Central Opera House

The Central Opera House is a national opera house subordinate to the Ministry of culture. It was founded in 1952, formerly known as the central Orchestra and Luyi arts and crafts troupe in Yan'an. In 1942, he created and performed Yang opera "brother and sister reclaiming wasteland" and opera "white haired girl" in Yan'an. Opera house with scale advantage and strength in China and Asia Pacific region.

Theatre details

Central Opera House

There are opera company, choir, Symphony Orchestra and stage art department. Opera reunion gathers many outstanding opera performing artists, most of whom have won important awards in domestic and foreign vocal music competitions and have been active in China and the world opera stage; the vast majority of the members of the chorus are the best of the national higher Conservatory of music, they have good music cultivation and voice expression, and they are the powerful and influential chorus groups in China, The symphony orchestra is famous for its opera music performance, and has accumulated rich repertoire, often taking part in large-scale performances at home and abroad, It is one of the most active and popular symphony orchestras. The stage art department is highly praised for its strength. In addition to finishing the stage art work of opera and concert performances with high quality all year round, it also extensively participates in the stage art production of major performances and various large-scale activities at home and abroad. The theater also gathers a group of powerful composers, conductors, directors, playwrights and stage artists.

Leadership information

Successive presidents include Li Bozhao, Zhou Weizhi, Lu Su, Zhao Wei, Ma Ke, Li Ling, Liu Lianchi, Wang Shiguang, Chen Xieyang, Liu Xijin, Yu Feng, etc.

Party secretary: Yuan Ping

Current president: Liu Yunzhi (famous violinist)

Vice President: Yang Xiong

, Modong (famous singer), Li Danyang

Classic plays

Over the past half century, through the unremitting efforts of several generations of artists, the theater has successively premiered, launched and retained a number of world opera classics in China, including the Lady Camellia, Madame Butterfly, Carmen, Jennie skich, Turandot, Aida, the artist's career, jester, Figaro's wedding, Othello and country knight "Barber of Seville", etc.; accumulated a number of Chinese opera works, such as "Liu Hulan", "song of Grassland", "ayguri", "the hundredth bride", "Marco Polo", etc.

In the summer of 1988, at the invitation of savorinna Opera Festival in Finland, the Central Opera House performed lady butterfly, Carmen, Verdi's Requiem and Chinese music works in Finland, which were highly praised by many media. The theatre has also performed many foreign and Chinese operas in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions, which have been well received by all parties.

Since 1992, the theatre Choir and symphony orchestra have participated in the important performances of Macao International Music Festival for 10 consecutive years, which has been highly recognized by the Organizing Committee and audience.

Since the reform and opening up, the international artistic exchange activities of theaters have been widely expanded. In 1986, he cooperated with the world famous tenor Pavarotti to perform the opera "Bohemians" successfully.

In 1999, he performed with the world famous tenor Carreras.

In June 2001, he successfully cooperated with Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras in the "world famous three tenor Forbidden City Square concert", which contributed to China's Olympic bid and added color to the nation. At the same time, he constantly created and expanded the road of opera art of the Chinese nation.

On November 26, 2004, after more than a month of careful preparation, the "Italian opera week" of the Central Opera House was solemnly opened in the Centennial Hall of Peking University

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Over the past 50 years, the theater has maintained a prosperous situation with a large number of new people. Young artists have won awards in international and domestic competitions and maintained a high level in international art exchanges. They have won a wide reputation for the theater and provided continuous support for the development of the theater.

As a national opera house in the new century, it will maintain the principle of openness and international development, and shoulder the historical responsibility of carrying forward national culture and international cooperation and exchange.

geographical position

Address: NO.115, Chaowai Dongzhong street, Chaoyang District

Address: NO.115, Chaowai Dongzhong Street

Longitude: 116.436752

Latitude: 39.92932

Tel: 010-65530587

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