On October 12th, the press conference for the 6th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival was held in Guangzhou. The month-long festival will kick off on October 31st, featuring 148 premium performances, 25 high-quality exhibitions and nearly 100 public-benefit and art education activities. This year's festival is co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, with Shenzhen selected as the host city.For the first time, the opening ceremony will take place in Shenzhen. It will be held on the evening of October 31st at the Bay Opera of Shenzhen, featuring the Guangdong original symphonic suite "Pearl River" as the opening performance. The closing ceremony will be held on December 3rd at the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, staging a concert version of Verdi's opera "La Traviata," with the participation of world-renowned baritone Leo Nucci.

The theatrical performance section consists of 75 premium productions, including 22 international, 41 domestic and 12 local Guangdong productions. Thirty-six of these will make their Greater Bay Area debuts, accounting for nearly 50% of the total and setting a new record for the festival. Anna Netrebko will visit Shenzhen for the first time, while Yuja Wang will perform with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the Xinghai Concert Hall. The stage play trilogy "Blossoms" will make its complete Greater Bay Area debut. Seven major traditional Chinese opera genres will be showcased together, with over ten winners of the China Drama Plum Blossom Award taking the stage.

In terms of exhibitions, "Tide Watching: The Shanghai School and the Modern Transformation of 20th-Century Chinese Painting" is on display at the new building of the Guangdong Museum of Art. The festival will roll out nearly 100 public-benefit activities and launch a dedicated public service platform online. This year's event specially features a "Shaanxi Culture Week," bringing six classic Qinqiang Opera productions and the grand exhibition "A Century of Oil Painting in Shaanxi." Furthermore, the festival has introduced the "Literary and Art Creation Support Program for the Youth" and "Sunshine Little Theater" units.

第六届粤港澳大湾区文化艺术节10月31日启幕，奉上148场精品演出

10月12日，第六届粤港澳大湾区文化艺术节新闻发布会在广州举行。艺术节将于10月31日启幕，为期一个月，包括148场精品演出、25项精品展览、近百场惠民活动和艺术教育活动。本届艺术节由文化和旅游部、广东省人民政府、香港特别行政区政府、澳门特别行政区政府共同主办，选择深圳为主办城市。

开幕式首次落地深圳，10月31日晚在深圳滨海艺术中心举行，开幕演出为广东原创交响套曲《珠江》。闭幕式12月3日在广州星海音乐厅举行，上演音乐会版威尔第歌剧《茶花女》，世界著名男中音莱奥·努奇加盟。

剧目展演板块共有75台精品剧目，其中引进国际剧目22台，国内剧目41台，广东本土剧目12台。36部为湾区首演，占比近五成，创历届新高。安娜·奈瑞贝科首度到访深圳，王羽佳携手马勒室内乐团亮相星海音乐厅。舞台剧《繁花》三部曲首次完整集结登陆大湾区。7大戏曲剧种齐聚，十余位梅花奖名家登台。

展览方面，“海上观潮——海派与20世纪中国画的现代转型”在广东美术馆（新馆）展出。艺术节开展近百场惠民活动，上线惠民专属服务平台。本届特别设置“陕西文化周”，带来6部经典秦腔及“陕西油画百年”大展。艺术节还推出“青年文艺创作扶持计划”和“阳光小剧场”单元。

文｜记者 黄宙辉 王楠
图｜主办方提供（除署名外）
视频拍摄｜记者 李论
视频剪辑｜记者 方可茵
译｜陈冠臻
审｜曾敏