29 August 2008 (Fri)
A Centenarian Commander

30 August 2008 (Sat)
Excerpts─The Closet as Matchmaker, Wei Zhen Killing the Dragon, Lady Zhaojun Going Beyond the Great Wall, Identifying the Dowager

31 August 2008(Sun)
Excerpts─The Blind Fortune-teller, The Wild Goose as Messenger, Fang Qing’s Snobbish Aunt, Thunder Strikes the Unfilial Son

Main Cast: Xu Xiufang, Hou Changrong, Miao Yong, Yuan Xiaojun, Li Xia, Zhang Dachun, Xiong Xiaoping, Wang Xiaoyan

Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese and English surtitles

Pre-performance Talk
(In Putonghua)
Date: 28 August 2008 (Thu)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Rm AC1, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Topic: An Introduction to Yang Opera – a National Intangible Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Liu Jinxing, Miao Yong, Xu Xiufang, Li Xia, Hou Changrong

Audiences are welcome to attend. Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Tickets will be available from 15 June onwards at all URBTIX outlets
For each purchase of 4-9 tickets 10% off, 10-19 tickets 15% off, 20 tickets or more 20% off
Package booking discount for Chinese Regional Opera Series:
15% discount on full-price tickets for each purchase of 2 different programmes and 20% discount for 3 different programmes including Hui Opera Troupe of Anhui (22-24/7), Yang Opera Troupe of Jiangsu and Shao Opera Troupe of Zhejiang (25-27/9)
Half price tickets available for senior citizens, people with disabilities, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (Limited tickets for students and CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis)
Patrons could enjoy only one of the above discounts for each purchase, please inform the box office staff at the time of purchase

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Credit Card Telephone Booking: 2111 5999
Internet Booking: www.urbtix.hk

Latecomers will only be admitted until the interval or a suitable break in the programme.

All programmes are subject to change with announcements by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department as final.

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