D STAGE Stories in Boxes: Britain performing artist Bobby Baker will present Box Story to conclude the UK performing Arts Festival. Her performances cover various aspects of life: including health, shopping, and educating children. She explores these themes with originality and “outside the square”. Time: 7:30 pm, December 3-5 Place: North Theater, Beibingmasi Lane, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng District Tel: 8602-4898 Elvis Story: Le Caoitole De Quebee will bring its production The Elvis Story to Beijing audiences this month. This remarkable musical production relates the best moments of Elvis Preeley’s life and his career. The show is a musical reconstitution of the life of a singer who revolutionized American popular music and become the most famous rock star of the 20th century. Time: 7:30 pm, November 25-28 Place: Poly Theater, Dongsishitiao Tel: 6506-5343, 6413-1321 Soldier’s musical: A Soldier’s Diary, a Chinese musical describing the life of contemporary (当代的)soldiers in China, is to be staged for 12 performances by the Song and Dance Essembles of the Political of the Chinese People Liberation Army . Time: 7:30 pm, November 29-December15 Place: China Theatre, Xisanhuan Beilu, Handian District Tel: 6843-0560 Social tolerance: The Italian opera Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoneavallo ( 1856--1919), is to premiere(首次公演), performed by Chinese opera singers from China’s Central Opera Theatre. A violent opera exploring the limits of social tolerance, the opera premiered in 1892 and gained popularity throughout Europe and America. Within two years, it had been translated into all major European languages including Swedish, Serbo-Croatian and Hebrew. Leoneavallo was a prolific writer, yet none of his other works ever matched the popularity of this opera. Chinese vocal artists include Huang Yuefeng, Wang Feng, Sun Xiewei, Gao Lei and Shen Na, Li Wei is to conduct.. Time: 7:30 pm, November 27 Place: Peking University Concert Hall, Peking University Tel: 6275-1278, 6551-4787 If you want to see Bobby Baker’s performance you should phone ______ to book a seat. A. 8602-4898 B.6843-0506 C. 6413-1321 D. 6551-4787 69. Which performance covers the life of contemporary soldiers in China? A. The Elvis Story B. Box Story C. Pagliacci D. A Soldier’s Diary 70. From the passage we can learn that Leoneavallo was ______. A. an opera singer B. a writer C. a pop singer D. an actor 71. If Peter is a soldier, which place perhaps would he like to go on November 29? A. North Theatre B. China Theatre C. Poly Theatre D. Peking University |