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In the Spirit of Lambarena - Bach to Africa and Hughes de Courson's popular Mozart in Egypt discs comes a program of popular arias from Western operas performed on Chinese instruments. A truly enchanting program that is full of musical surprises. The haunting, fragile sound of the Chinese bamboo flutes perform the Puccini's immortal O Mio Babbino Caro; The Chinese fiddle (Erhu) delivers a stunning virtuoso rendition of excerpts from Bizet's Carmen and the delicate glissandos of the zheng add a flavor of exotic romance to Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly are just a few of the highlights on this meeting of East and West.This CD was produced in the largest recording studio in Asia - the 480 square meter CCTV master studio and features the talent of Li Xiaopei - one of the most in-demand sound engineers in all of Asia. At every stage of making this recording, from the selection of the repertoire, to preparing the transcriptions, to the recording and mastering through to final production, the artists and engineers were committed to achieve for the highest quality available. It is the hope of everyone involved with the creation of An Enchanted Night at the Opera in Silk and Bamboo that this high quality edition will transport the listener to a special, imaginary place of sonic perfection.