DPRK Troupe Presents Opera in Shenyang

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Opera performers of the Phibada Opera Troupe from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) present an opera adaptation of "the Butterfly Lovers", a traditional Chinese love tragedy, in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 4, 2011. The troupe came for a three-month performance tour around China. The DPRK artists integrated Korean styles of singing and dancing into their telling of the story of "The Butterfly Lovers", which is about a pair of lovers who turn into butterflies after their love is not blessed by the world.