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The Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe has a special bond with Hong Kong: their debut in the city 30 years ago turned them into a household name across China. Now they return to celebrate their anniversary at the HKAF.

Yue opera is the only Chinese opera that features all-female troupes and the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua is foremost among them. Known for their poetic and graceful singing, the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua under leadership of opera superstar Mao Weitao, is also innovative and experimental.

This 30th anniversary special at the HKAF features Five Daughters Offering Felicitation, the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua’s most celebrated classic with a large cast that shows off the troupe’s wealth of talents; The Moon Over a Fountain, a new work specially created for the anniversary, paying homage to the musical heritage of Zhejiang region by bringing together its opera with its most famouserhu musician Hua Yanjun; and The New Butterfly Lovers, an award-winning reinterpretation of the Yue opera canon and China’s best-known tragic romance, often regarded as the nation’s Romeo and Juliet.