Art center to stage lofty comeback of beloved opera series By ZHANG KUN | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-01-29 08:17 Share CLOSE Kunqu Opera Mei Lanfang and Yueju Opera Butterfly Lovers are among the productions the Shanghai Oriental Art Center will present during its 12th Classic Chinese Operas Series from March 20 to May 2. CHINA DAILY The Shanghai Oriental Art Center will present its 12th Classic Chinese Operas Series, which consists of 14 productions from theater troupes in the Yangtze River Delta region and Hubei province, from March 20 to May 2. The first theater in China to launch an annual showcase of Chinese folk operas since 2008, SHOAC was forced to cancel the event last year because of the coronavirus outbreak.