娱乐英语新闻:Int'l festival of operatic singers back to Tirana

TIRANA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The International Festival of Operatic Singers "Marie Kraja" is back for its 13th edition on the stage of the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana after a cessation last year.

Albanian and international opera singers will perform the world's greatest lyrical music pieces at the 2013 edition of the "Marie Kraja" operatic festival, named after one of Albania most famous sopranos, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1.

Young opera singers from Europe, America, and Asia and, for the first time, from Australia will compete at this year's edition. The festival will also see the performances by five Albanian lyric tenors.

The festival's jury is comprised of renowned personalities of the Albanian and international opera.

Established in 1999 soon after Marie Kraja passed away at the age of 88, the festival was initially held as a national competition, before becoming Albania's only internationally renowned operatic festival in the next few editions.