October 30-November 30
‘Spirits Alive’ may sound like a convention of New-age psychics and mediums but it is actually an exhibition of Chinese portraiture painting. As the title suggests, although the paintings focus on the visual appearance of their subjects, they do so only to highlight their characteristics and spirituality. One hundred and twenty figure paintings and portraits from the Ming and Qing dynasties are on display on the 4th floor Gallery of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, the Gallery of Chinese Porcelain, the Macau Museum of Art and various other locations. Opening hours are from 10am to 7:00pm (closed on Mondays) For more , call (853) 8791 9814 or visit www.artmuseum.gov.mo.
October 31-November 2
 To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of famous Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, the Macao Orchestra under Jari Hamalainen and with a cast of international opera stars is staging Puccini’s Il Trittico as a part of the 22nd Macau International Music Festival. Il Trittico is a collection of three one-act operas: Il Tabarro, a story of love, deceit and revenge (as most operas are), Suor Angelica, set in a convent near Siena with an all female cast, is the painful story of a girl sent to the nunnery as punishment for giving birth to an illegitimate son, and Gianni Schicchi, about a trickster who forges a dead man’s will for his relatives but ends up the winner himself. Gianni Schicchi is the only comic opera Puccini wrote and the last written in traditional Italian operatic style. Tickets are MOP$400, MOP$300, MOP$200 and MOP$100. For more information, visit www.icm.gov.mo, or call (853) 2855 5555. The opera trilogy opens at 7:30pm on the first two days and at 3pm on Sunday at the Macau Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium.
Saturday, November 1
One of Taiwan’s most popular and successful Mandopop singers Jolin Tsai will be performing at Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao. Well known for her performances which include techniques like pipe dancing and flying rings, her hard work at yoga sessions really pays off - she has been the best selling felamle aritst in Taiwan for five years in a row since the release of the album Magic in 2003, and has collaborated with pop diva Kylie Minogue in In My Arms. Catch the dancing queen live in concert at Cotai Strip, CotaiArena at 8 pm. Tickets are MOP $1200, $680, $480, $280. Call 2882 8818 for enquires.
November 7-16
Shake out your dirndl, pull on your lederhosen and make your way to Macau’s Mandarin Oriental as it celebrates Oktoberfest (okay, it’s a tad late) with Bavarian beer, German delicacies, wine specialities and a German band. This year, a 25-metre-long Munich beer tent, accommodating 400 people, will make for the perfect Oktoberfest atmosphere with char-broiled German sausages from a Bavarian outdoor barbecue and a special Paulaner Oktoberfest brew served in a one-litre steins. Bavarian decorations and a beer garden will round out the authenticity of the festivities which will run from 5pm till midnight – entry is MOP$50, or buy a package (MOP$360), which includes entry, food and drinks, and game coupons. Call (853) 8793 3533 for reservations and enquiries.
November 7-23
At the 8th Macau Food Festival, wander along seven streets each themed to a different type of gourmet cuisine – Chinese, Taiwanese, Asian, European, desserts… The ‘Taiwan Night Market’ features 20 restaurants each offering a wide selection of delicacies. Not only does this annual festival aim to bring the most delicious dishes from around the world to Macau for just over two weeks, but it will also entertain with joy rides, game booths and performances by the Chio-tian Folk Drums and Arts Troupe and the Taiwan Yuan-Yuan Indigenous Culture & Art Troupe. Nightly from 5pm-12 midnight. Admission free. Call (853) 2831 5566 for more information. |
