ITALIAN OPERA IN FRANCE WITH CHINESE FLAIR

The stage of Turando's opera by Puccini lights up as night falls onto the Stade de France stadium, in Saint Denis, near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2005. The show directed by Chinese Zhang Yimou was performed by the Italian Giuseppe Verdi orchestra from Salerna and the China National Dance Ensemble of Jilin.(UPI Photo/Maya Vidon).