Art, music and shows in Beijing (May 17-31)

Bizet's opera set to thrill fans

French composer Georges Bizet's three-act opera Les Pecheurs de Perles, or The Pearl Fishers, is to be performed in Beijing with five shows from May 15-19 .

It tells of a love triangle set on the ancient island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the Indian Ocean. There, two friends, Zurga and Nadir, both fall in love with the beautiful Leila. 

If you go
Time: 7 pm, May 16-19.
Address: Opera House, National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010 -6655-0000. 北京市西城區西長安街2號 國家大劇院
Tickets: 100 - 680 yuan