HBSO holds New Year Gala Concert Internationally acclaimed Norwegian maestro Magnus Loddgard will conduct the annual New Year Gala Concert of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) on Saturday at the city’s Opera House. HBSO’s New Year Gala Concert, held annually, will feature excerpts of film scores from Pirates of the Caribbean, the 007 franchise, Titanic, Conquest of Paradise, Beauty and the Beast, Basic Instinct, Indiana Jones, Mulan and others. The concert will also feature waltz and polka pieces from Austrian classical composer Johann Strauss. Sopranos Pham Khanh Ngoc and Pham Duyen Huyen will perform Strauss and Leger songs. Tickets are VND800,000, VND650,000, VND550,000, VND400,000, and VND150,000 for students. They are available at the Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square. Huong releases two albums Singer Dinh Huong, the first runner-up of The Voice Vietnam 2012, officially launched her biggest music project in 2016 named Dinh Huong 3 Year Anniversary on Tuesday. More than two years after her first album Soul was released, this year’s project is a milestone marking the growth and relentless efforts of her three-year artistic journey. Its highlight is the launch of two albums, including one in English and one in Vietnamese. The English album, Dinh Huong Sings the Golden Oldies, consists of famous songs such as Fly Me to the Moon, New York, New York, and When You Tell Me that You Love Me. The songs were selected carefully with instrumentals in the style of soul music. “Finally, all of us also…
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