Stages brimming with enthusiasm in the scorching hot August are full of seasonal passion and boundless energy. Come and enjoy the art feast of these spectacular performances for August, and ignite your summer!

"Der Ring des Nibelungen" is the pinnacle of Richard Wagner's artistic career. On August 28, August 30, September 1, and September 3, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will present Wagner's opera "Das Rheingold" of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" at NCPA's opera house.

On August 8 and 9, the highly anticipated conductor Vasily Petrenko will join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from the United Kingdom, together with Ray Chen, an Australian-Chinese violinist, to present two feasts for the ears at NCPA's concert hall.

From August 23 to 25, the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will present the enchanting ballet "One Thousand and One Nights" at the opera house of Beijing Performing Arts Centre (BPAC).

The NCPA International Children's Theatre Festival will bring six selected high-quality international shows in 25 sessions for spectators of all ages. From August 2 to 4, the original children's opera "Afanti: The True and False Afantis" will debut at the theatre of BPAC. Additionally, a British multimedia light and shadow children's play titled "I Piano", "Pinocchio" from the UK's Jasmin Vardimon Company, "The Little Prince: Interstellar Travel" from F·Π Theatre, the musical "The Cat God in the Forbidden City", and other exciting plays will be staged at both NCPA and BPAC to dazzle their audience.

(Source: Offical WeChat account of National Centre for the Performing Arts)