Compiled from the Performing Arts programmes* and Visual Arts exhibition records from HKADC’s Arts Yearbooks and Annual Arts Survey projects dating from 2010.

Cantonese Opera Excerpts (title only available in Chinese)

Xiqu

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Art Genres / Sub-categories

Cantonese Opera

Location

West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre

Start Date

2012/01/21

End Date

2012/01/21

Art Genres / Sub-categories

Cantonese Opera

Location

West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre

Start Date

2012/01/21

End Date

2012/01/21

Cantonese Opera Excerpts (title only available in Chinese)

West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre 2012

Description

Description

The Wedding Ceremony
Guo Wenlong was planning to marry Jia Rufeng without knowing that they are siblings. To stop this marriage, Wenlong’s uncle forces him to marry Zhao Ru e. This excerpt is about their wedding day.

The Reunion by a White Hare
Sanniang marries Liu Zhiyuan then gives birth to a boy named Yao Qilang while her husband is with the army. Liu Zhiyuan’s brother dumped the baby into a pond but was saved by an old servant who brings him to his father. This excerpt is about Sanniang finally reunites with her family with a happy ending.

The Butterfly and Red Pear Blossoms
Scholar Zhao Ruzhou is in love with famous courtesan Xie Suqiu. Ruzhou tries to rescue Suqiu from Prime Minister Wang Fu but is misled into thinking that she has poisoned herself. Ruzhou finally succeeds in the imperial examination and marries Xie Suquiu. This excerpt is about Ruzhou’s and Xie Suquiu’s reunion.

Language : Cantonese
Excerpt:The Wedding Ceremony from A Marriage of Errors; The Reunion by a White Hare; The Butterfly and Red Pear Blossoms

Note:This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Xiqu Yearbook 2012" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).

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Admission

$10

Indoor / Outdoor

Outdoor

Local / Non-local Production

Local

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