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In the second of this two-part documentary\u2026.the pressure is mounting.

Producer Linda Wong Davies and the multinational cast and crew have reached Shanghai and have little more than a week before opening night, so there is a lot to do in a very short amount of time.

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra \u2013 who are celebrating their 140th anniversary \u2013 have no experience of performing the baroque music required for Handel\u2019s musical drama, Semele.

Shanghai Symphony Hall \u2013 a concert hall not designed to house a theatrical set \u2013 is about to welcome one through its doors for the first time.

Plus, the lighting and petals are causing a bit of a stir!

With unrestricted access to the making of this cultural event in China, Ella-mai Robey tries to keep up with the action.