As the first original children's opera commissioned by the NCPA, The Fisherman and the Goldfish is adapted from Pushkin's fairy tale, for which Chinese renowned composer Mo Fan composes music and writes libretto. This childlike and profoundly philosophical fairy tale will be unfolded by a magical goldfish, children are impressed by endless charm of Opera Art. In order to make Pushkin's classic fairy much closer to our daily life, Mo Fan brings this original European fairy tale to a coastal fishing village in Fujian Province in China. Not only 'yugong' and 'yupo' (the Fisherman and his wife in Chinese) and other appellations have strong Chinese local flavors, but also a variety of Chinese elements are added into music creation. In the context of cordial musical elements, the creation team, led by young opera director Shen Liang, makes more use of colorful cartoon stage visual effects to unveil a colorful fairy tale kingdom for children. As multimedia designers of The Fisherman and the Goldfish, Feng Jiangzhou and Zhang Lin are active t in opera and drama productions of the NCPA. This time, golden beach, a humble fishing village and a luxurious palace will be projected under two designers' creation, thereby stimulating the infinite imagination for children.

Credits
Composer / Libretto: Mo Fan
Director: Shen Liang
Conductor: Zhang Shao
Stage Design: Li Bin
Lighting Design: Tang Ming
Costume Design: Ning Fangguo
Make-up Design: Lin Ying
Music Coach: Zhang Jiajia

Cast
The Fisherman: Sun Li / Yao Zhongyi
The Fisherman's Wife: Ruan Yuqun, Li Xintong
The Goldfish: Gan Lulu
The Rooster: Lyu Yuanjie, Wang Yuanzhen
The Hen: Zhu Tao

The Seagull / the Fisherman's friend / Village women / Fishes (quintet): Meng Yue, Zhang Baoxin, Wang Zhihua, Cao Hua, Sun Zhaorui, Liu Yang