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In the Studio: Linda Wong Davies: Staging Semele in Shanghai - part two

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Linda Wong Davies: Staging Semele in Shanghai, part two

04/02/2020 GMT

Linda Wong Davies: Staging Semele in Shanghai - part two

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Producer Linda Wong Davies and the team on what it takes to create a new show in Shanghai

Lights, petals, action! The clock is ticking in China for producer and philanthropist Linda Wong Davies, as the cast and crew push full steam ahead towards opening night

In the second of this two-part documentary….the pressure is mounting.

Producer Linda Wong Davies and the multinational cast and crew have reached Shanghai and have little more than a week before opening night, so there is a lot to do in a very short amount of time.

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra – who are celebrating their 140th anniversary – have no experience of performing the baroque music required for Handel’s musical drama, Semele. 

Shanghai Symphony Hall – a concert hall not designed to house a theatrical set – is about to welcome one through its doors for the first time. 

Plus, the lighting and petals are causing a bit of a stir!

With unrestricted access to the making of this cultural event in China, Ella-mai Robey tries to keep up with the action.

Presented and produced by Ella-mai Robey for the BBC World Service

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