The 1950s is remembered as a dynamic and colourful era in Cantonese Opera when eminent playwrights created many popular works, some to become hugely successful films.
The Festival is reviving some exceptional pieces from this golden age including the full-length opera, Searching the Academy, which is based on a true story from the Qing Dynasty, and a compilation piece with excerpts taken from four treasured operas. More than 20 veterans and upcoming stars from Hong Kong will perform these gems which are as visually dazzling as they are musically resplendent.
Related Festival PLUS programme(s)
Hundred Flowers - A Golden Era in the Development of Cantonese Opera
Audience Building and Education for German Opera and Chinese Opera
With Chinese surtitles and English scene synopses
Programme commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Hong Kong City Hall
18-19 Feb
Concert Hall, HK City Hall
Searching the Academy
Approx 2 hrs 30 mins incl one interval
20-21 Feb
Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre
Excerpts of selected repertoires
Approx 3 hrs 30 mins incl one interval
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