The sixth Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival will open in Shenzhen on Oct. 31, marking the first time the city has served as the festival’s main venue, organizers announced at a press conference  Monday. The one-month festival will feature 75 productions, 148 performances, 25 exhibitions and nearly 100 public programs and arts education events. The opening concert, featuring the symphonic suite “The Pearl River,” will be held that evening at the Bay Opera of Shenzhen. The festival will close with a concert version of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou on Dec. 3