Pitch perfect

Chen Xiaoduo exudes confidence as she talks about her latest project, In That Remote Place, an opera that tells the story of Wang Luobin (1913-96), known as the "Father of Chinese Folk Music". The 30-year-old soprano plays the lead role of Wang's first lover, who inspired his music.

In That Remote Place will be shown from Thursday to Sunday at Beijing's Tianqiao Theater.

"The songs are so beautiful that I always sing them to myself," she says.