Appreciation of 1950-60s Cantonese Opera Excerpt:The Tune of Sorrow from Merciless Sword Under Merciful Heaven

  • Date

    14. 10

    15. 10. 2023

  • Location

    Ko Shan Theatre New Wing Auditorium

Profile

Wai Chung-fai and Lui Dau-tsz both lived in seclusion in the Forest of Purple Bamboo and the Valley of Red Plum. They have been playing musical instruments together since they were children. Yet, they have never disclosed their real name to each other, nor did they realize that their families are hostile to one another, even though they have developed a mutual feeling. One day, Dau-tsz was forced into a marriage with the Prince of Ji, thus she wrote a letter to reject the love from the prince. Wu To-chung, the servant, passed the letter to Chung-fai by mistake, which made Chung-fai heartbroken. Kwai Yuk-sheung, the foster sister of Chung-fai, scorned his overreaction on romance and revealed the enmity between the two families…

 

DATE and TIME︰(14/10 , 15/10) 14:30

                    

*Program duration is about 1.5 Hours

Venue: Ko Shan Theatre New Wing Auditorium

Artistic Director︰Wan Fai-yin

 

  Artists         Characters
Luo Yan -  Wai Chung-fai
Leung Fei-tung -  Lui Dau-tsz
Chan Yuk-hing -  Kwai Yuk-sheung
Ko Man-him -  King of Ji 
Yuen Ying-wah -  Wu To-chung
So Wing-kong -  Wai Sing-yip
So Premium Jiny -  Wai Ming-chung

Senior Citizens (aged 60 or above), Full-time student, People with Disabilities& the minder & CSSA have 50% of Discount.

Tickets available at URBTIX from 4 August 2023.

Program duration is about 1.5 Hours. One person per ticket. Children over 3 years old admitted .