Opera finds its way to China's big screens

Blockbusters may not be the only option for Chinese movie fans this summer.

Opera productions are being screened in theaters in eight Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Jinan in Shandong province and Dalian in Liaoning province, through Aug 7.

Titled the International Opera Film Exhibition, the event will bring 13 opera films produced by six renowned theaters, including Carmen and La Boheme by Metropolitan Opera of the United States, Tosca and La Traviata by Royal Opera House of the United Kingdom, The Tales of Hoffmann by the Paris Opera and Tchaikovsky's Iolanta by Mariinsky Theater in Russia.