A Revival of Tam Lan-hing's Celebrated Repertoire in Cantonese Opera【Talk Broadcast Online】
Pre-performance TalkProgramme DetailsProduction Team
Speaker: Lung Koon-tin, Chan Wing-yee, Chan Hung-chun, Ko Lai
In Cantonese
The 3 live performances concluded successfully in September 2021. Thank you for your support!
The Impetuous Generals
Wen Cuijun is a lady from the state of Chu. Her father is a renowned general but is imprisoned due to groundless accusation. Following the advice from her father, she escapes to the state of Qi, and seeks protection from government official Xiao Ming whose daughter Yue E is a born beauty. Liu Xiaotian and his cousin Chou Shangyi both adore Cuijun while Yue E loves Xiaotian. Luo Wenlong of the state of Chu disguises himself as a scholar and makes friends with Shangyi so as to spy on the state of Qi.
The state of Chu and Qi wage war against each other at the Mid-autumn Festival. Shangyi joins the army and Xiaotian shows his love to Cuijun. Not knowing that Xiaotian and Cuijun are lovers, Yue E still falls in love with Xiaotian. Xiaotian makes Yue E drunk and then goes away in haste, leaving a paper fan behind. The drunken Yue E spends the night with Wenlong and mistakes him for Xiaotian. Cuijun learns about that and hates Xiaotian.
Xiaotian loses the battle to Wenlong and Cuijun. Cuijun condemns Xiaotian’s disloyalty. Eventually Wenlong discovers the misunderstanding caused and admits his misbehaviour of having an affair with Yue E. Cuijun and Xiaotian soon make up and are reunited.
Loong Koon-tin as Liu Xiaotian
Chan Wing-yee as Wen Cuijun
Chan Hung-chun as Madam Qiu
Lui Hung-kwong as Xiao Ming (former) / Shang Ruhu (latter)
Ko Lai as Xiao Yue E
Yuen Siu-fai as Qiu Shangyi
Lai Yiu-wai as Luo Wenlong
13.9.2021
The Silver Dragon & the Golden Phoenix
Qiao Danfeng is a woman who is not only beautiful, but also well-studied in medicine, literature and martial arts. Living across from her is a quack doctor Dai Sangu. Not a day passes without the two bickering with each over one thing or another. When Zhang Zhongchi, an aristocrat from Huainan puts up a notice looking for his long-lost mother, the covetous Dai Sangu audaciously claims to be her.
Although Zhang Zhongchi is betrothed to Sima Jiaotong at birth, longtime animosity between him and his future brother-in-law has prevented them from consummating their vows. When Zhang finally makes a wedding proposal, Sima Jiaotong is less than thrilled. Since she is actually in love with a noble squire, she turns to her friend Qiao Danfeng for help. Qiao agrees to turn up at the rendezvous with Zhang, pretending to be Sima. Despite her plans to be so unpleasant that Zhang will break up the engagement, it is love at first sight for both.
Unfortunately, there is someone who knows Qiao is an imposter - her archenemy Dai Sangu. Though she dearly wants to reveal this scam, she is hampered by her own false identity. A series of mad scuffles ensue as the two try to get at each other while keeping up appearances for their own interests. After a series of events, Danfeng and Zhongchi finally get married.
Loong Koon-tin as Zhang Zhongchi
Chan Wing-yee as Qiao Danfeng
Chan Hung-chun as Dai Sangu
Lui Hung-kwong as Wuzhu Zhiren
Ko Lai as Sima Jiaotong
Yuen Siu-fai as Sima Jianqin
Vong Seng-pan as Emperor
14.9.2021
Romance at the Peach Blossom Lakeside
The Minister of Nanping’s younger daughter, Cailuan, is of imperial descent but has a wild personality. The minister’s elder daughter, Danfeng, has both literary and martial talent. The minister exchanges their identities so that Danfeng can be made crown princess.
One day, Danfeng encounters Jincheng when hunting eagles and they fall in love with each other. They exchange two arrows, one made of gold and the other silver, as tokens of engagement. Unfortunately, the empress dowager wants her nephew Jinting to marry Danfeng while the minister wants his daughter to marry a prince from the state of Shu. Danfeng sends a message to Jincheng arranging a rendezvous during the third watch, but Cailuan intercepts the message, changing the meeting time to the second watch. Jincheng departs in haste, leaving the silver arrow behind him, while Cailuan gets drunk and spends the night with the Jinting.
Having ascended to the throne, Danfeng wants to make Jincheng her husband. The three princes quarrel endlessly, each wanting to marry the empress. Presenting the silver arrow, Cailuan arrives before the three and claims that Jincheng has slept with her. Infuriated by the confusion, all parties concerned return to their own country and start a war. Defeated and wounded, Danfeng returns to her palace with the intention of committing suicide after she confronts Jincheng about his betrayal. Eventually they clear up the misunderstanding about the rendezvous and forget all past grudges. The minister finally arrives to reveal the identities of the sisters. Jincheng ends up marrying Danfeng and Cailuan marries Jinting.
Loong Koon-tin as Ren Jincheng
Chan Wing-yee as Zhu Danfeng
Chan Hung-chun as Ren Baoqiong
Lui Hung-kwong as Zhu Tianci
Ko Lai as Zhu Cailuan
Yuen Siu-fai as Lin Ganping
Vong Seng-pan as Liu Jinting
The running time of the performance is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes including an intermission of 15 minutes.
