Vocal powerhouse, one of the best-selling female artists of all time, is a voice that defines a generation. She'll be captivating Shanghai audiences at Hongkou Football Stadium.

Music lovers in the city will be treated to the "JUA SuperELLE Super100" music gala featuring modern arts, fashion and the beat of electronic music from May 31 and June 1.

Shanghai Ballet is creating a dance drama based on the 1958 novel "Lily," written by Ru Zhijuan and set against the backdrop of the Liberation War.

The classic repertoire of Borodin, Shostakovich and Dvorak will feature at the world-class chamber music group's Shanghai Oriental Art Center concert to be held on May 10.

The Western pop superstar is set to make a thrilling comeback to the city stage in May, bringing songs much loved by his many Chinese fans as he embarks on a tour of China.

A new landmark in Xuhui District, the Shanghai West Bund Theater, will stage Lu Chuan's dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" in August. It depicts ancient Chinese laborers' inventiveness.

The star-studded Shanghai International Music Carnival will raise its curtain on May 1, offering residents and the increasing number of inbound tourists a four-day music feast.

On the annual "318 Qingpu Tourism Day," a cultural and tourism feast is being cooked up across the water towns of Shanghai's suburban Qingpu District this spring.

Shanghai will stage a production of Life of Pi, a stunning and spectacularly inventive rendition of Yann Martel's novel, in May.