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2025
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$300, $260, $220, $180 |
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Theatre, Ko Shan Theatre |
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Chinese Opera
A Showcase of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Cantonese Opera New Stars 2025
A Greater Pearl River Delta Cultural Cooperation Project
Presenter:
Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism
Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government
Organiser:
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
The Drunken Wu Song Beats Jiang Zhong (Guangzhou)
Wu Song is exiled to a prison camp in Mengzhou. There he befriends Shi En, the warden's son, who admires his bravery. When Shi En's tavern is seized by the local bully Jiang Zhong, Wu Song is filled with fury and spurred on by the wine he drinks, he storms to the tavern at Happy Forest and soundly beats up Jiang.
Wu Song: Su Guojin Jiang Zhong: Mai Shaocong
The Forced Divorce Letter from The Reunion by a White Hare (Hong Kong)
Li Sanniang's embroidered handkerchief is blown into a stable, where it lands on Liu Zhiyuan, and in pursuit, she meets him and falls in love at first sight. Despite her brother and sister-in-law's slander, Sanniang's parents take pity on Zhiyuan's plight and accept him as their son-in-law. After the death of Sanniang's parents, her elder brother, Hongyi, urged by his wife, tries to seize the family estate and forces his brother-in-law Zhiyuan into a divorce. Sanniang refuses to yield, and the family divides in bitterness.
Liu Zhiyuan: Chin Shan Li Sanniang: Sum Yung Li Hongxin: Wan Yiu-sing
Li Hongyi's wife: Chow Lok-tung Li Hongyi: Ng Lap-hei
The Triumphant Return and the Reunion from The Reunion by a White Hare (Hong Kong)
Eight years later, Liu Zhiyuan has been knighted by the emperor for his military feats. He and his son Yaoqilang return to their native place. While out hunting one day, the boy chases a white hare and meets a woman by a well, who is none other than his birth mother, Li Sanniang. Though unaware of their true bond, he learns of her sufferings and promises to help. When Zhiyuan hears his son's account, he rushes to find his long-lost wife. With the help of the Fire God, the couple are joyfully reunited. The greedy elder brother and wife, on seeing their change of fortune, attempt to curry favour but are sternly rebuked. Mother and son at last recognise each other, and the family is happily reunited.
Liu Zhiyuan: Vong Seng-pan Li Sanniang: Ng Man-ting Li Hongxin: Wan Yiu-sing
Li Hongyi's wife: Chow Lok-tung Li Hongyi: Ng Lap-hei
Fire God: Cheung Siu-lun Yaoqilang: Ng Sin-hang Yue Xiuying: Wong On-ching
Picking Cherries (Guangzhou)
The daughter of an esquire goes to the garden with her maid Yun'er to admire the flourishing spring scene. On seeing the ripe cherries on the branches, the maid exerts herself to pluck them down for her mistress.
Yun'er: Li Yuqi Miss Mu: Wu Sihua
Reunion in the Nunnery from Princess Changping (Macao)
After the fall of the Ming regime, Princess Changping hides her identity in a Taoist nunnery to escape the Qing pursuers. When her former consort, Zhou Shixian, happens to come by one day and recognises her, she refuses admit and accepts him.
Zhou Shixian: Ruan Dewen Princess Changping: Cheong Sut-ian
Wandering in the Garden and The Interrupted Dream (Macao)
Du Liniang is the sheltered daughter of Prefect Du Bao. One spring day, she takes a stroll in her family garden with her maid Chunxiang. Moved by the beauty of the scene, she feels a yearning for love. She takes a short nap and has an amorous dream with a young scholar. It is so vivid that even when she wakes up, she is filled with longing.
Liu Mengmei: Kong Io-hei Du Liniang: Chang Hoi-ieng
The Gift of a Pearl on Rainbow Bridge (Guangzhou)
The Water Fairy Lingbo secretly falls in love with a mortal man named Bai Yong. They meet in the Crystal Palace on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and she gifts Bai a precious pearl as a token of love. When the Jade Emperor learns of this, he sends God Erlang and heavenly soldiers to capture her. After a fierce battle, Lingbo repels the celestial troops, and the couple joyfully reunite.
Water Fairy Lingbo: Gong Jieying Bai Yong: Xian Jiantang
Artistic Directors: Lung Koon Tin, Sun Kim Long, Chan Hung-chun (Hong Kong)
Percussion Leaders: Yau Lung (Hong Kong), Huang Zixian (Guangdong & Macao)
Music Leaders: Pang Kam-shun (Hong Kong), Zhu Weiping (Guangdong & Macao)
The running time of the performance is approximately 3 hours including an intermission of 15 minutes.
Information provided by the performing groups.
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DATE VENUE PRICE 09.12.2025 (Tue)
19:30
19:30
Theatre, Ko Shan Theatre
$300, $260, $220, $180