Int'l young artists festival closes in a grand way
By Gao Zhan
After 35 days of training, a total of 43 Western and Chinese talented vocal artists presented a grand closing ceremony for the end of 2017 iSING International Young Artists Festival on August 27, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province.
The closing ceremony was in two parts. In the first part, Puccini's opera "Gianni Schicchi" was presented with much creativity and innovation; in the second part, some classic operatic scenes from Chinese operatic genre were presented, providing a new brand image for the program.
The festival was the first program developed in China dedicated to promoting the vocal arts and training exceptional vocal talents from China and other countries.
It has now been held successfully four times in Suzhou. The festival continues its successful collaboration with Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou Culture and Arts Center.
"The two-hour performance involved integration of Eastern and Western music. The festival is indeed building a bridge of friendship through cross-cultural exchanges," said Tian Haojiang, master teacher of the festival.