Dido and Aeneas make history in Saigon

Monday,  May 14,2012,22:00 (GMT+7) Last week’s performance of Dido and Aeneas was above all else a historic occasion. It was the first almost fully-staged opera production in Saigon in modern times. That the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera’s brave venture went off without a hitch, and was frequently both elegant and beautiful, was almost beside the point. More important was that the many patrons who came to Saigon’s resplendent Opera House will in future years be able to say with pride “I was there.”

Trey McIntyre Project ballet company in town
	Saturday,  May 12,2012,05:21 (GMT+7) Fans of contemporary ballet have the opportunity to watch the pros in action when the Trey McIntyre project, an acclaimed American contemporary-ballet company, comes to Hanoi and HCMC at 8 p.m. on May 16 and 18 respectively.

Electro-rock outfit Success to come to city
	Thursday,  May 10,2012,21:49 (GMT+7) An electro-rock concert with the participation of French band Success will take place at 8 p.m. on May 29 at Idecaf in District 1.

IDAHO celebrated in capital with ‘Stereo Woman’
	Wednesday,  May 9,2012,21:32 (GMT+7) In response to the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), the Youth Theater on Thursday will perform Stereo Woman at 11 Ngo Thi Nham Street in Hanoi.

Belly Dance Festival to raise cash for kids
	Tuesday,  May 8,2012,20:22 (GMT+7) The second Belly Dance Festival, hosted by Apsara dance studio and Picomall, will take place at Picomall, 229 Tay Son Street in Hanoi from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday in a bid to raise funds for poor children nationwide and honor women’s beauty.

Dido And Aeneas gearing up for Wednesday’s premiere
	Monday,  May 7,2012,21:30 (GMT+7) “I think Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas is a masterpiece! It has every emotion in a nutshell – tragedy, burlesque, scary elements, everything.”

Black Voices to hit Hanoi stage
	Saturday,  May 5,2012,05:54 (GMT+7) Black Voices will perform at Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street at 8 p.m. on May 21.

Indonesian dancers perform in town
	Saturday,  May 5,2012,05:54 (GMT+7) A dance troupe from West Sumbawa Regency of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia will wow the audience at HCMC University of Economics in District 1 on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Quartet Notos’ free gigs in HCMC, Hanoi
	Friday,  April 27,2012,00:01 (GMT+7) Quartet Notos will perform free concerts in Hanoi and HCMC under 2012 European Days from May 9-11.

UK Theater group presents Oliver Twist
	Friday,  April 27,2012,00:00 (GMT+7) The UK’s TNT Theater (also known as The American Drama Group-Europe) will perform the classic drama Oliver Twist by Charles Dicken at HCMC Opera House from May 2 to 5, Danang’s Trung Vuong Theater on May 9 and Hanoi Opera House on May 11-12.