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ITALIAN OPERA IN FRANCE WITH CHINESE FLAIR
Chinese stage director Zhang Yimou waves to clapping spectators at the end of Turando's opera by Giacomo Puccini at Stade de France stadium, in Saint Denis, near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2005. The show was performed by the Italian Giuseppe Verdi orchestra from Salerna and the China National Dance Ensemble of Jilin.(UPI Photo/Maya Vidon).

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