Francis Poulenic's Opera Midnight in Paris to show in Beijing

Belgium's premier new opera company Muziektheatre Transparant briefed the press on their one-act opera Midnight in Paris, which is showing in Beijing from Thursday the 19th to Saturday the 21st of Oct, 2017.[Photo: China Plus]

An opera company from Belgium will stage a classic one-act opera in Beijing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

The opera, named Midnight in Paris, centers on a desperate young woman who lives in the 1950s.

Naomi Beeldens is the young Belgian soprano who portrays the woman. CRI's Xu Fei got a chance to talk to her before the show's premiere.