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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will hold its annual Cantonese Opera Day on November 29 (Sunday) at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC). Admission is free.
The entertaining event will start at 1pm and feature a variety of activities to be held at the Piazza, Foyer, Exhibition Gallery and conference rooms of the HKCC. Programmes will include performances of Cantonese opera excerpts and operatic songs; talks; workshops on make-up and costumes, singing styles and musical instruments of Cantonese opera; stall games; and other activities. Cantonese opera virtuosos Yuen Siu-fai, Chan Wing-yee, Lee Lung, Nam Fung, Ng Chin-fung, Wan Fai-yin, Wai Chun-fai, Tang Mi-ling, Sun Kim-long and Wong Chiu-kwan will be present for autograph signing.
To further Hong Kong's image as a centre of Chinese and Western cultures, Putonghua and English guided tours of the event will be offered to introduce this legendary art form to international visitors.
Since 2003, the cultural sectors of Guangdong, Macau and Hong Kong have designated the last Sunday of every November as Cantonese Opera Day to promote the development of the valuable vernacular art of Cantonese opera. By holding this territory-wide activity on a regular basis, it is hoped that a broader audience base can be developed to hold the torch of Cantonese opera alight for future generations.
For more information, please refer to the programme leaflet or visit the website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/chinese_opera/program_1018.html. For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325.
Ends/Friday, November 20, 2015
Issued at HKT 10:00
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