HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong artist Christie To is only 16, but her aspirations to stardom are rooted in a centuries-old artform fighting extinction: Cantonese opera. In frenetic, capitalist Hong ...
A Cantonese opera inspired by Trump has reopened in Hong Kong, this time updated with the inclusion of Ukrainian President ...
HK Magazine: How did you get into Cantonese Opera? Man Wah: My parents were Cantonese opera artists, so I guess it runs in the family. But even they were not supportive of my decision to become an ...
HONG KONG — Strung up in the Sunbeam Theatre in a gritty working-class part of this city are posters showing Cantonese opera singers, their red lips offset by chalk-white, made-up faces. In the faded ...
Presented by Musica Viva and staged at Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall, the upcoming classical production of “Norma” by Professor Lo is the second revival of this captivating opera since its 1989 ...
It is a centuries-old art form and a unique part of Hong Kong's identity but many people fear that Cantonese opera could die out if it doesn't reinvent itself. The BBC's Helier Cheung delves into a ...
Hong Kong artist Christie To is only 16, but her aspirations to stardom are rooted in a centuries-old art form fighting extinction: Cantonese opera. In frenetic, capitalist Hong Kong, where Cantopop ...