Music Festival tickets on sale this Sunday

Swedish mezzo-soprano Charlotte Hellekant

Tickets for the 29th Macao International Music Festival will go on sale this Sunday at 10 a.m., the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has said. Early bird tickets, which are discounted by 40 percent, are available from this Sunday until August 30 for each ticket purchase to four different performances, or for a 10 ticket or above purchase for the same performance.
The Macao International Music Festival returns to town from October 4 until November 1, and will feature a variety of local, Chinese and international artists. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the Icelandic musician, Ólafur Arnalds, are among the expected highlights.
The festival features a total of 23 performances and 60 outreach program activities. Heading the festival’s grand opening is Swedish mezzo-soprano Charlotte Hellekant who will join the Macao Orchestra, the NCPA Orchestra and Choir, and the Macao Youth Choir on stage.
A co-production between the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Macao International Music Festival brings the month-long event to a close as they take to the stage with Charles Gounod’s opera in five acts, “Faust”, on October 30 and November 1.