Talks on Cantonese Opera Libretti and Scripts – From Texts to Performance

The series of six talks aims at enhancing the audience’s understanding of the libretti of Cantonese Opera.  Renowned stars of Cantonese Opera have been invited to share their experience in performing and interpreting the libretti of various productions, including The Reincarnation of The Red Plum, The Legend of the Purple Hairpin, Princess Changping, Snow in June, The Nymph of Luo River, The Reunion by a White Hare, The Peony Pavilion by Tong Tik-sang as well as works by other playwrights.

Moderator: Sun Kim-long

19.1.2019 (Sat) 3:00pm

Speaker: Yuen Siu-fai

26.1.2019 (Sat) 3:00pm

Speaker: Law Ka-ying

2.2.2019 (Sat) 3:00pm

Speaker: Loong Koon-tin

9.2.2019 (Sat) 3:00pm

Speaker: Nam Fung

2.3.2019 (Sat) 3:00pm

Speaker: Wan Fai-yin

16.3.2019 (Sat) 3:00pm

Speaker: Tang Mi-ling

In Cantonese

The running time of each session is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Free Admission. Limited seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For those who wish to learn more about the libretti, they are welcome to stay behind to visit the Cantonese Opera Education and Information Centre, where they will be guided by docents to visit the centre and see the digitised versions of the libretti in its collection.  The free guided tour lasts approximately 1 hour.

For more information about the Cantonese Opera Education and Information Centre, please refer to the website: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/kst/kstnw/coeic.html.

Programme Enquiries: 2268 7325

The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute speakers.

The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.