Beijing Symphony Orchestra plans musical tribute to mark Women's Day

To mark International Women's Day, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra will stage a concert at the Forbidden City Concert Hall (inside Zhongshan Park) on Friday under the baton of conductor Chen Lin, featuring repertories by female composers or inspired by female roles.

The Ride of the Valkyries, the beginning of the third act of Die Walkure, the second of the four operas comprising Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), will open the concert.

In Norse mythology, Valkyries is a goddess seen as a female force.