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Book now for Kina Grannis, Macao International Music Festival and more

Barry Chung

Kina Grannis 

Three years have passed since the former Crash the Super Bowl winner landed on our shores. This time the Southern California-based singer-songwriter and guitarist returns with an updated repertoire including hits from her Elements  album. Fans can have their say on the setlist by voting for their faves at kinagrannis.typeform.com/to/fqLUp6. Sept 20, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380-780 Cityline. Inquiries: 2317.6666

29th Macao International Music Festival  

This year sees the annual celebration welcome an eclectic mix of classical performers from across the globe. We’re especially excited about the closing selection, Faust, by Charles Gounod and libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. A co-production of the music festival and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, this tragic tale revolves around the titular doctor, who tempts fate and sells his soul to Satan in exchange for his youth. In French with Chinese, Portuguese and English surtitles. October 30, 31, November 1, all at 7.30pm, Macao Cultural Centre, Macau, HK$200-600 Macau Ticket. Inquiries: 2380 5083

Tosca

Giacomo Puccini’s three-act opera will be brought to the stage by the city’s oldest opera company, Opera Hong Kong. Set in Rome in 1800, this melodrama follows a pair of lovers who, in an act of good will and jealousy, become ensnared in political intrigue, on the day and eve of Napoleon’s invasion. Performed in Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. October 7-10, 7.45pm; October 11, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-800 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303

 

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