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Music: Mozart-L'opera Rock to rock Beijing

The French musical, Mozart-L'opera Rock, is set to storm Beijing from Feb 22 to March 10. Ahead of the musical's China tour, its three leads arrived at Beijing and attended a party for fans at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Saturday. Mikelangelo Loconte, who stars as Mozart, said that he was excited to begin his China tour next year and cannot wait to bring the show to musical fans. Laurent Ban, who stars as Salieri, Mozart's rival, said, "I am really happy to come to Beijing and communicate with so many fans. Their craze and love for the show really surprises me."

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