To celebrate the National Holiday, acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou will stage a brand-new production of Turandot at the iconic Olympic stadium on October 6 and 7.

Helmed by director Zhang Yimou, and the creative team behind the Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony including Chen Weiya and Sha Xiaolan, the new operatic production promises advanced concepts and modern approaches. Multimedia techniques will be used to create magnificent scenes. The world’s largest video images, projected by 32 cine-projectors on a 1,000-square-meter screen with 40 million pixels, were deployed to accommodate the audience at the gigantic venue. The high definition video will generate the dramatic tension of a sentimental princess of beauty. While there have been many versions of Turandot staged worldwide, Zhang is expected to bring the audience a completely new, audio-visual feast, with fashionable modern elements.

On the list of performers are Chinese tenors Dai Yuqiang and soprano Yao Hong. With the total investment of the opera reaching 120 million Yuan, this show will be the largest cultural event since the opening and closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.