Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra.— Photo vnso

HA NOI (VNS)— An opera choir concert titled Carmina Burana will be performed by artists from the Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) on January 15 and 16 at the Ha Noi Opera House to celebrate New Year 2014.

The show, which starts at 8pm, will highlight the poems of Carmina Burana set to music by German composer Carl Orff, and will feature the performances of soprana Ha Pham Thang Long, tenor Trinh thanh Binh, Japanese baritone Kuroda Hiroshi, along with the choir of the Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Ha Noi Freude Choir, the choir of the National University of Art Education and the Children's Choir under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji.

The famous Ly Dan Nhac, a new work created especially for the VNSO by Norwegian composer Geir Johnson, inspired by the composer's affinity for Vietnamese music, will also be included in this show.

Tickets are available at the Opera House in Trang Tien Street. — VNS