This day, 5 February, in 1957, the China Central Experimental Opera Theatre (today’s China National Opera & Dance Drama Theatre) performed the Western classical opera, “La Traviata”, in Beijing. Conducted by Li Guoquan, then chief conductor of the Theatre, it was an all-Chinese production and was sung in Chinese. This was the first complete performance of a Western classical opera in Chinese history.
这一天，1957年2月5日，中国中央实验歌剧院（今天的中国国家戏剧和舞蹈剧剧院）在北京上演了西方古典歌剧《特拉维亚塔》。 由当时的剧院首席指挥李国全指挥，是全中国作品，用中文演唱。 这是中国历史上第一次完整上演的西方古典歌剧。
