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Coming up:

Oct. 10 at 1 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata
The China NCPA Opera

Cast:

Ekaterina Bakanova as Violetta Valery'
Shi Yijie as Alfredo Germont
Liao Changyong as Giorgio Germont
Zhang Yajie as Flora Bervoix
Jin Zhengjian as Gastone
Mei Jie as Baron Douphol
Zhao Ming as Marchese d'Obigny
Guan Zhijing as Doctor Grenvil
Zhou Yuqian as Annina
Sun Weibo as Domestico
Liang Yufeng as Giuseppe
Chai Jin as Commissionario

Yu Long leads the NCPA Orchestra & Chorus.

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