The Ballad of the Canal

The Ballad of the Canal or The Canal Ballad (Chinese: 运河谣) is a 2012 opera by composer Yin Qing based on Chinese folk music as well as Western opera styles.

The libretto, a love story, was written by Huang Weiruo and Dong Ni.

The libretto, supplied by playwrights Huang Weiruo and Dong Ni, is a love story set during the Ming dynasty, and celebrates the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the longest canal in the world.

NCPA's in-house audio visual company released a "making-of" documentary, including footage of rehearsals, in July 2017.

[2] The opera premiered at China's National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in 2012.