The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will cooperate with the Italian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City to organise an Italian music performance on October 5 featuring excerpts from famous Italian operas.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra andOpera (HBSO) will cooperate with the Italian Consulate General in Ho Chi MinhCity to organise an Italian music performance on October 5 featuring excerptsfrom famous Italian operas.
The programme begins with the Overture to Bellini’s opera Norma. Bellini was themaster of the ‘bel canto’ (beautiful singing) style, and Norma is generallyconsidered his finest opera.
Then comes the Prelude to Verdi’s La Traviata. Verdi was Bellini’s successorand was destined to become Italy’s greatest opera composer. La Traviata isabout the tragic love affair between the soprano, Violetta, and the tenor,Alfredo. Two duets from the opera follow.
After a famous intermezzo from Mascagni’s one-act opera Cavalleria Rusticana,we will hear three items from Verdi’s Nabucco (‘Nebuchadnezzar’). This opera isabout the Bible story of the ancient Hebrews in exile.
The second part of the concert will feature music from famous Italian filmssuch as “Life is Beautiful”, “The Mission”, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”,and “Cinema Paradiso”. The latter considered by many to be one of the greatestfilms ever made.
There will also be traditional Italian songs such as Santa Lucia, La Danza andO sole mio.
Two of the last items are arrangements by Roberto Fiore./.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Italian Embassy in Vietnam will jointly organise a music performance on June 1 with the attendance of two well-known Italian artists, soprano Paola Stafficci and pianist Stefano Ragni.
Famous Italian opera singers will perform at a gala concert at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on June 2 to mark Italy ’s Republic Day, as part of an Italy-Vietnam cultural exchange and co-operation programme for 2012.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
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