Curtains up for traditional opera

Hundreds of artists from 17 cheo (traditional opera) troupes throughout the country have been taking part in a national professional cheo festival held in the northern province of Quang Ninh from yesterday, December 15.
As many as 19 cheo plays will be performed at the event. Directors Doan Hoang Giang and Le Hung will each stage three plays. Playwright Tran Dinh Ngon and Bui Dac Su have written five plays for the festival, despite regulations issued by the culture ministry’s Performing Arts Department that only permits each author to submit no more than three works.
The festival, which is held every five years, will end on December 25.