Faye Wong show to make big splash in Singapore

Source:Global Times Published: 2011-6-20 0:05:00

Chinese pop diva Faye Wong will present a concert later this year after several years away from the Singapore stage, with media watchers anticipating a spectacular show.

Ticket for the "four seasons"-themed concert, to be held on only one night on Oct. 29, will be priced at as low as 120 Singapore dollars and as high as 580 Singapore dollars. The concert itself will cost $2.7 million, local broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported on Thursday.

The concert will feature specially designed sets, excellent visual design and custom-made props – some of which are too big to be stored backstage at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, said the concert's promoter Running Into The Sun, a subsidiary of FLY Entertainment.

The concert will be one of the most expensive Mandarin pop concerts ever put together in Singapore, said the concert's producer Wendy Ng.

"There are a lot of props and staging for the concert, which stretches our setup to about six days. In addition, we've also got an entourage of about 100 people to coordinate and bring them together with our local technical team and the suppliers," she said.

Wong has only previously performed once in Singapore, in 1994.

"We would love to [have a second night], but unfortunately, her schedule is just too tight," Ng said.

The producer said that she understands that the ticket prices are high compared to other Mandarin pop concerts, but that the scale of the concerts is completely different.

Wong, 42, was born and raised in Beijing but earned most of her fame in Hong Kong, eventually going on to become one of the most successful vocalists in Asia throughout the last couple decades.

Agencies

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