China's National Center for Performing Arts inaugurated

时间：2007-12-24 06:07:26

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The egg-shaped futuristic National Center for the Performing Arts of China was officially opened with senior Communist Party leader Li Changchun and other officials at present at the inaugural1 concert, Beijing, Dec. 22, 2007.
 
BEIJING, Dec. 23 - The egg-shaped futuristic National Center for the Performing Arts of China was officially opened Saturday evening with senior Communist Party leader Li Changchun and other officials at present at the inaugural concert.

 

A group of prestigious2 Chinese artists gathered at the center, formerly3 known as the National Grand Theater, for the concert given by the China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra.

 

Li Yundi, a promising4 Chinese pianist who won the top prize of the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition at the age of 18, gave his unique performance of Maurice Ravel's "Piano concerto5 in G major" at the concert.

 

The quartet by Lv Siqing, Huang Bin6, Huang Mengla and Ning Feng, four Paganini International Violin Competition winners attracted thundering applauses.

 

A 200-member chorus impressed the audience with their performance of the famous Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower."

 

The opening performance season of the grand theater will last till April 6. About 6,000 Chinese and overseas artists will give 180 performances, including operas such as Othello and ballets like Swan Lake, Jewels and Le Corsaire.

 

The Mariinsky Theater Opera Company (known until 1991 as the Kirov), from St Petersburg, Russia, will perform Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor on December 25. It will be the first foreign art troupe7 to give a performance at the center.

 

Among famous names of international performers are Valery Gergiev and Seiji Ozawa, and sopranos Kathleen Battle and Kiri Te Kanawa. Apart from the Mariinsky Theater of Russia, other famous foreign art troupes8 such as the New York Philharmonic will also perform.

 

The center administration expected the total audience to reach 300,000.

 

Deng Yijiang, deputy president of the center, said in mid9 November that more than 20,000 tickets have already been sold for the opening season.

 

Although the performances during the season are mostly classic ones at comparatively high price, the center said that it will sell tickets for as little as 30 yuan (4 U.S. dollars).

 

The Beijing New Year Concert to be held in the center on Jan. 1,will sell standing-room tickets, each 30 yuan, local media reported.

 

The architecture, designed by French architect Paul Andreu, triggered great controversy10 right after its blueprint11 was made known to the public. Some criticized it for being out of place asit sits near the Forbidden City while others favor its futuristic style.

 

The center boasts three large halls -- a 2,416-seat opera house, a 2,017-seat concert hall and a 1,040-seat theater.

 

The construction lasted from December 2001 to late September this year costing about 2.69 billion yuan (about 336 million US dollars).

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1 inaugural 7cRzQ     
adj.就职的；n.就职典礼
参考例句：
  • We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
  • Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
2 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
3 formerly ni3x9     
adv.从前，以前
参考例句：
  • We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
  • This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
4 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
5 concerto JpEzs     
n.协奏曲
参考例句：
  • The piano concerto was well rendered.钢琴协奏曲演奏得很好。
  • The concert ended with a Mozart violin concerto.音乐会在莫扎特的小提琴协奏曲中结束。
6 bin yR2yz     
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
  • He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
  • He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
7 troupe cmJwG     
n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团
参考例句：
  • The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
  • The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。
8 troupes 0c439f23f628a0f1a89e5889471d8873     
n. （演出的）一团, 一班 vi. 巡回演出
参考例句：
  • There are six Kunqu opera troupes left in the country. 整个国家现在只剩下六个昆剧剧团。
  • Note: Art performance troupes include within and outside of the system. 注：艺术表演团体统计口径调整为含系统内、系统外两部分。
9 mid doTzSB     
adj.中央的，中间的
参考例句：
  • Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
  • He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
10 controversy 6Z9y0     
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
11 blueprint 6Rky6     
n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划
参考例句：
  • All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
  • The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

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