The opera Carmen co-produced by China National Opera House, Fujian Song & Dance Troupe and Opera Hong Kong was staged at the Grand Theater of Zhongshan Culture & Art Center on November 30, thus receiving great appreciation from Zhongshan audience.

Originating from the fiction of the same name by Merimee, Carmen, as the last opera of the French composer Georges Bizet, is the highest French opera achievement in the 19th century. It is equally the opera with the highest staging rate in the world today.

The performance gathered many famous singers from home and abroad, including soprano Yekaterina Sergeyeva of the Mariinsky Theatre, famous soprano Yao Hong, tenor Wang Xin, and famous baritone Sun Li. The Zhongshan Children's Choir also made its debut during this performance and staged an excerpt of the "Street Kids" chapter.