Chongqing - On the evening of December 3, The Little Match Girl (La Petite Fille aux allumettes), an original French musical, staged its premiere at Chongqing Guotai Arts Center under the sponsorship of Chongqing Performance.

French musical: The Little Match Girl

The debut in Chongqing garnered wide acclaim. It attracted many parents with children to experience the refined artistic atmosphere and young people to bask in the classic fairy tale.

The musical has attracted many parents with children to experience the refined artistic atmosphere.

This show was produced by Double D Productions, a France-based production company of family drama. It reproduces the story of the little match girl named Emma, who lit her matches to dispel coldness and hunger. In addition to the fantastic music, the cast is also amazing. Among them, Lilly Caruso plays Emma, known for roles in Kick-Ass, Game of Thrones, and other film and television work.

French musical: The Little Match Girl

In recent years, Chongqing Performance has introduced many masterpieces from home and abroad to Chongqing. In 2019, it has been striving to stage more world-renown musicals to this city, including Cats, Music Sound, My Fair Lady, and other classic musicals of grand international art feasts. 2019 is also a thematic year of classic musicals, and Chongqing Performance also brought in the original English musical Mamma Mia, the original Broadway musical The Wizard of OZ, the original musical PAW Patrol from the US.

On the 4th and 5th of December, The Little Match Girl will be staged as scheduled. Meanwhile, Requiem, a classic drama from Israel, will be performed in Chongqing.