On January 25, the "2024·Nanjing Musical Theater Festival" press conference was held at the Nanjing Poly Grand Theater. At the scene, one of the plays of the "2024·Nanjing Musical Theater Festival" and the original English musical "Phantom of the Opera Sequel: True Love Eternal"

On January 25, the "2024·Nanjing Musical Theater Festival" press conference was held at the Nanjing Poly Grand Theater. At the scene, one of the plays of the "2024·Nanjing Musical Theater Festival" and the original English musical "Phantom of the Opera Sequel: True Love Eternal" met with the audience in advance to talk about their roles and their new understanding of "true love" in the play. , and also participated in activities such as paper-cutting and sending New Year blessings.

Since 2020, the "Nanjing Musical Festival" has been successfully held for 4 times. It has always supported the development of original musicals in China, focusing on introducing original overseas musicals, taking into account diversified expressions, and cooperating with rich and diverse activities, striving to create a Nanjing-based, A musical carnival that radiates across Jiangsu and affects the Yangtze River Delta region.

According to Yao Lei, deputy general manager of Nanjing Poly Grand Theater, a total of 18 plays and 44 performances will be staged at the Nanjing Musical Theater Festival in 2023. Singing in the dream of love, we witnessed the French musical star collection concert and the French musical version of the concert "Les Misérables" in Nanjing, the first stop of the China tour. Through 2 post-performance talks, 5 face-to-face meetings, and 6 14 different forms of activities including stage tours, witness every love in face-to-face communication and interaction." At the

press conference, Wang Haixiao, founder of Haixiao Culture and senior musical producer, focused on the 2024 Nanjing Music Repertoire and highlights of the festival.

"Stories eventually come to an end, but only true love lasts forever." From January 26th to February 4th, the original English musical "The Phantom of the Opera: True Love Is Eternal" will be performed at the Nanjing Poly Grand Theater for 13 consecutive performances. Audiences are invited to log in The gorgeous and dreamy "Coney Island" begins the journey of true love.

The play was created by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the father of musicals. He set the story in 1907, ten years after the "Phantom" disappeared from the Paris Opera House. The story location was also moved from Paris in Europe to New York in the United States. . In the play, the "Phantom" traveled to Coney Island in the United States and built a fantasy amusement park. In order to win back Christine's love, he anonymously invited Christine to go to Coney Island from Manhattan with her husband and son, and everyone's fate was changed. A reporter from Modern Express learned that the repertoire not only continues the tenderness of Weber's "Phantom" series in music, but also introduces rock and roll and other diverse styles in a breakthrough way, turning infinite emotions into singing, fully demonstrating the outstanding musical charm of "Phantom" .

html From April 25th to 28th, the original French musical "Don Juan", which has been popular for 20 years, will be staged. Ji'an, a new top French drama, will perform hot flamenco with the audience. From June 7th to 9th, the French version of the original musical "Mozart on Rock" will be performed in Nanjing for 5 consecutive performances, telling the legendary life of the talented musician on a colorful rock stage. In addition, the French version of the original musical "Notre Dame de Paris" will come to Nanjing again after five years to perform a magnificent epic involving blood and tears.

In addition to overseas original musicals, the "2024·Nanjing Musical Theater Festival" also has many Chinese musicals that are popular with audiences. On March 1st, Zhang Ze will bring together his representative roles on the musical stage across time and space to elevate dramatic expression in a deconstructive way in "Zhang Ze's Personal Concert Breakthrough 4.0". From April 19th to 21st, the original musical "Rouge Button" adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous writer Li Bihua will be staged to explain the answers to love between Ruhua and the Twelve Young Masters.

html On May 2, Fan Chong’s work and jukebox musical "I Want You" is dedicated to everyone looking for love. From May 11th to 12th, the Chinese version of the musical "The Brothers Karamazov" will condense and adapt a masterpiece of Russian literature, setting off a "storm of the soul." From June 21st to 22nd, the Chinese original musical "Disqualification" will create a legendary parallel life between sound, light and electricity. From July 26th to 27th, the Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letters", which has been opened at the "Nanjing Musical Theater Festival" for three consecutive years, will be given a new interpretation by new members of the "Chaohua Editorial Department". (Photo provided by Nanjing Poly Grand Theater)

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