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POP CONCERTS |
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Hong Kong, the 'Canto-pop Capital of the World', provides a
tremendous variety of top local and international entertainment,
featuring the kings, queens and hip, hot artists of Canto-pop,
including Nicholas Tse, Aaron Kwok, Faye Wong, Leon Lai, Andy
Lau or Jacky Cheung.
Internationally acclaimed rock and pop acts also make a beeline
for Hong Kong.
There will be many summer concerts, including the boy band West
Lake. In recent years local audiences have roared their approval
as Celine Dion, Oasis, Suede, Boyzone, Ricky Martin and Primal
Scream have taken center stage.
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Italian
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For those that can't make it to Italy this summer, the
Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong will bring Italy
to Hong Kong from 25 May to 3 June.Think of Italy and food,
fashion and Ferraris come to mind as well as opera of course!
Visitors will be able to sample the best in Italian culture,
music, art, films, food and fashion during Italy 2001: Quality
& Lifestyle.
The cor e
programme (25 May to 3 June) takes place at the Main Concourse,
Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui which will be transformed
into Saint Mark's (San Marco) Square in Venice. There will
be a commercial exhibition, highlighting Italian products
and companies. An Italian art exhibition presented by Kwai
Fung Hin Art Gallery (25 May to 3 June) will exhibit the
work of Raffaele Rossi along with 10 Murano Venetian glass
sculptures. The Italian Trade Commission will organise fashion
shows with famous Italian brand names. There will also be
music recitals.
A "must"  event
is Hong Kong's first Italian Film Festival (24 May to 2
June) at the UA Cinemas, Pacific Place. It will feature
4 award-winning films, Life is Beautiful, Cinema Paradiso,
The Postman, as well as the premiere of Bread & Tulips.
A musical first will be the presentation of Italian National
Day Famous Opera Arias by Arena Di Verona (2 June) at the
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The Italian
2001 Musical Festival includes the Soloists of La Scala
(9 and 10 June), violinist, Massimo Quarta (22 June), harpist,
Luisa Prandina (4 July).
Pomeriggio Italiano (Italian Afternoon) will include the
Maserati/Ferrari Car Parade on 3 June at No 3 pier next
to the Pacific Club along with wine tasting and food. For
food lovers, there is Mangiare all'Italiana (Italian Food
Festival) from mid-May to mid-June featuring a number of
restaurants offering special "Italy 2001: Quality and Lifestyle"
menus.
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Pavarotti
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Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano  Pavarotti
is returning to Hong Kong on 16 June after an absence of more
than 11 years. Joining him in Hong Kong will be renowned soprano,
Carmela Remigio. Included in their programme will be celebrated
arias and duets from "Tosca", "La Boheme", "Madama Butterfly",
"Cavalleria Rusticana" and "The Merry Widow". The Conductor is
Janos Acs and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta are also scheduled to
appear.
A legend in his own lifetime, Luciano Pavarotti's impact
on the world of music has been enormous, broadening the horizons
of classical music and bringing many new fans to his art.
In addition to his performances in the world's great opera houses,
for 18 years he has been drawing huge crowds to arenas and open-air
concerts. More than 500,000 people attended his 1993 concert in
New York's Central Park.
Worldwide, audiences for his televised concerts, including The
3 Tenors concerts during the soccer World Cups in 1990, 1994 and
1998, have numbered in their billions, breaking all records for
'live' televised concerts.
A superbly tuned acoustical system developed especially for Luciano
Pavarotti by an international team of recording engineers
will result in sound at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition
Centre that is of the highest quality. This system ensures a natural
presentation of his incredible voice evenly distributed to every
part of the auditorium.
Masterminding the delicate and intricate sound balance to Maestro
Pavarotti's satisfaction on June 16th will be Alexander Yuill
Thornton II and John Pellowe, who was previously with Decca Records
and has been involved with many of Pavarotti's recordings. Both
have worked on Luciano Pavarotti concerts and The 3 Tenors concerts
around the world.
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