Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell'Antoniano, a celebrated children's choir from Italy, has toured China during the New Year season for the past five years.

Though the choir will not be able to enter the country this year because of the pandemic, their music will be presented by the Shanghai Children's Art Theater (SHCAT) with the help of high-fidelity imaging transmission and hologram technology.

Considered a national treasure in Italy, the choir is well-known around the world and is a Good Will Ambassador for UNICEF.

While the choir will be singing in Italy, high-fidelity imaging transmission and hologram technology will help the singers to interact with its sister choir, Hydrangea Choir, in Shanghai, where six concerts will take place from Dec 31 to Jan 3, 2021.

"For the past five years, the songs of the Antoniano choir have been a regular part of the New Year celebration for many audiences in China," said Liang Xiaoxia, general manager of SHCAT.

"This year, although they cannot come, we still hope to keep the experience alive, and hope that the voices of these children can bring some consolation and inspire more confidence in the face of adversity."

IF YOU GO
7:30 Dec 31-Jan 3
2:30 pm, Jan 2-3
Shanghai Children's Art Theatre, 800 Miaojiang Road, Huangpu district, Shanghai
021-63660000