Upcoming performances in town

Angela Gheorghiu, SZODT

Celebrated Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu will sing classic Western opera songs accompanied by pianist Jeff Cohen tomorrow. On Sunday, Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater (SZODT) singers will perform songs from “Don Giovanni.”

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 12 (Gheorghiu); 7:30 p.m., Sept. 17 (SZODT)

Booking: WeChat account “szyyt_piao”

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, Futian District (深圳音乐厅)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D

Lieder, trio, opera songs

To mark the second anniversary of the CUHK-Shenzhen’s School of Music, Chinese mezzo-soprano Zhu Huiling, tenor Li Biao, and more young musicians will sing classical European lieder tonight. On Friday, viola player Su Zhen, clarinetist Wang Tao and pianist Zhang Fang will play trio pieces by Mozart, Bruch and others. On Sunday, Chinese soprano Zhang Liping will sing Western opera songs, lieder and Chinese folk songs.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 11 (lieder), 15 (trio), 17 (opera songs)

Booking: WeChat account “GuangmingArtCenter”

Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Center (光明文化艺术中心)

Metro: Line 6 to Fenghuang Town Station (凤凰城站), Exit B

“Turandot”

‘Qiaopi,’ ‘Turandot’

The Gezai opera “Qiaopi” produced in Xiamen, Fujian Province, will be staged Friday. It focuses on Chinese who left their country to work across Southeast Asia in the 19th century. Qiaopi is the name given to the letters written home by Chinese emigrants. On Saturday, a high-definition video of Puccini’s “Turandot” will be screened. Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige delivers an opulent staging of the fairy tale of Princess Turandot, who will only marry a prince capable of solving her riddles. With sumptuous costumes and palace sets designed in China, Chen’s 2008 production adds a compellingly authentic accent to Puccini’s exotic orchestral palette.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 15 (“Qiaopi”); 3 p.m., Sept. 16 (“Turandot”)

Booking: WeChat account “PingShanTheatre”

Venue: Pingshan Theater, Pingshan District (坪山大剧院)

Metro: Line 14 to Pingshan Square Station (坪山广场站), Exit D1

“Light of Million Hope”

Dance festival

Numerous domestic troupes are set to delight audience members at the First Shenzhen (Longgang) Colorful Dance Festival this week. The festival starts with the dance drama “Light of Million Hope” on Thursday and as the weekend arrives, the stage will come alive with remarkable displays of various types of dances.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 14 (“Light of Million Hope”), 15 (folk dance), 16 (ballet, modern dance), 17 (street dance)

Booking: WeChat account “gdszlgcc”

Venue: Longgang Cultural Center, Longgang District (龙岗文化中心)

Metro: Line 3 to Longcheng Square Station (龙城广场站), Exit D

Symphonies, dance

The Shenzhen Grand Theater Philharmonic Orchestra will present Mendelssohn’s music Friday night. Meanwhile, “Opera Warriors,” a sprawling tale set in the world of Beijing opera, will also be staged. More than 40 dancers from the Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble of Shanxi Academy of Arts muster their skills in a highly theatrical mix of martial arts, acrobatics and traditional Chinese dance, with several balletic pas de deux used to convey romantic entanglements.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 15 (symphonies), Sept. 15-16 (dance)

Booking: WeChat account “深圳大剧院票务在线”

Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater, Luohu District (深圳大剧院)

Metro: Line 1 or 2 to Grand Theater Station (大剧院站), Exit C

‘A Dream of Red Mansions’

The National Ballet of China will present the ballet show “A Dream of Red Mansions” adapted from the classic Chinese novel of the same name.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 14-15

Booking: WeChat account “SZpolytheatre”

Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, Nanshan District (深圳保利剧院)

Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E

Jazz

Wang Cong, an associate professor from the Xinghai Conservatory of Music, will sing soothing jazz songs at a show.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 16

Booking: WeChat account “深圳滨海艺术中心”

Venue: Bay Opera of Shenzhen, Bao’an District (深圳滨海艺术中心)

Metro: Line 5 to Baohua Station (宝华站), Exit A