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Cantonese OPERA Delights

Date / 日期 : 14 October 2006 (Saturday) / (2006年10月14日)(星期六)
Time / 时间 : 3.00 pm and 8.00 pm (2 shows) / 下午3时及下午8时(两场)
Venue / 地点 : Recital Studio , Esplanade / 滨海艺术中心音乐室

演前讲座/Pre-Performance Talk :
下午2时至2时30分/2.00pm - 2.30 pm
下午7时至7时30分/7.00pm - 7.30 pm

艺术顾问 / Artistic Advisor : 郭慧 (中国) / Guo Hui (China)
艺术总监 / Artistic Director : 胡桂馨太平局绅 / Joanna Wong JP BBM
司仪 / Compere : 李季桦 / Ellen Li
乐队 /Music Accompaniment : 荣艺音乐 / Weng Ngai Music Centre

In collaboration with Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
滨海艺术中心联合制作

黄安妮
Annie Wong 		陈美燕
Chan Mei Yin		 王金英
Wong Kum Yeng		 洪清芳
Hong Ching Fong

鐘慧玲
Mandy Chung		 陈美玲
Chan Mei Leng		 卢少玲
Lo Siu Ling		 周汶姿
Sabrina Chow Mun Zhi

李季桦
Ellen Li		 李宋婷
Kathleen Lee		 刘錦煌
Henry Lau		 黄家乡
Samuel Wong

Programme :-

  1. Romantic Encounter At A Temple
    (Featuring Frances Wong as Tang Bo Hu and Mandy Chung as Qiu Xiang and Samuel Wong as Chief Abbot)
    A household story entitled "Three Smiles To A Marriage" the theme of a popular Cantonese Opera comedy written by the famous Hong Kong playwright the late Mr Tang Di Sheng. This excerpt narrates one of the romantic encounters of the famous scholar Tang Bo Hu (AD 1470- 1523) of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644). Tang Bo Hu, noted for both his literary and painting skills met Qiu Xiang, one of the maids accompanying the wife of the Minister for Civil Service offering prayers in a temple. Attracted by the beauty of this petite maid, Tang used several ways and means to befriend her and even made advances to her. Qiu Xiang, not knowing that he was Tang Bo Hu, rebuked him for his misconduct. She even went to the extent of cursing him. As Tang intended to marry her he tolerated Qiu Xiang's insults and even asked for her name before she left. Qiu Xiang did not reply; but instead responded with a sweet smile which further encouraged Tang to follow her.

  2. Picking Up The Purple Hairpin
    (Featuring Ang Cheng Hong as Li Yu , Annie Wong as Huo Xiao Yu and Kathleen lee as maid)
    This excerpt is extracted from the full length Cantonese Opera "Romance Of The Purple Hairpin" written by the late Mr Tang Di Sheng on the romance between a scholar Li Yi (AD 748-817) of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) and a songstress Huo Xiao Yu both of whom were secret admirers of each other. In this excerpt Li Yi, after sitting the Imperial Examination, was trying to locate the residence of his secret idol Huo Xiao Yu. He had never met her; all he knew was that she liked to wear purple clothings. It so happened that Huo Xiao Yu was searching for her purple hairpin she had accidentally dropped on the street. Li who had picked up the hairpin and surmised that she must be Huo Xiao Yu as she was dressed in purple, used the hairpin as the subject matter to strike up a conversation. After identifying themselves both Li Yu and Huo Xiao Yu were surprised that they had finally met. Feeling abashed Huo Xiao Yu quickly returned to her house. Li Yu followed so that he could formally ask her mother for the hand of Huo Xiao Yu in marriage.

  3. Errors At Hua Tian
    (Featuring Frances Wong as Bian Ji, Sabrina Chow as Cun Lan, Chan Mei Leng as Liu Yu Ying)
    This episode is taken from the Cantonese Opera "Jubilation At Hua Tian" a comedy of errors also written by the late Tang Di Sheng. In this episode a maid Cun Lan took the initiative to be the matchmaker of the marriage between her mistress Liu Yu Ying and a poor scholar Bian Ji whom they met at the town of Hua Tian where Bian Ji was selling his calligraphic works for a living. Cun Lan then instructed a messenger to deliver to Bian Ji a letter indicating consent by her mistress' parents and inviting Bian Ji to their residence to formalise the marriage. Unfortunately the messenger mistakenly handed over the letter to another person reputed to be the bully of Hua Tian.

  4. A Romantic Entrapment
    (Featuring Chan Mei Yin (Kreta Ayer CC) as Cheng Ji Cang, Lo Siu Ling as Liu Yu Er, Henry Lau as Su Dong Bo, and Annie Wong as Su Jin Cao)
    This excerpt is taken from the full length Cantonese Opera "When The Lioness Roars" a comedy written by the late Tang Di Sheng based on a household story of a henpecked scholar Cheng Ji Cang in the Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279) The famous poet Su Dong Bo (AD 1037-1101) having lost in a pitch for literary skills to Liu Yu Er, wife of Cheng Ji Cang, before the Emperor, decided to play a prank on her by setting up a trap for Cheng Ji Cang whom he knew had the propensity to fall for beautiful women. He arranged for Cheng Ji Cang to rendezvous with his pretty cousin Su Jin Cao. Cheng Ji Cang was unable to resist the charm of Su Jin Cao; and not knowing that his wife had sent a messenger to trail after him, he gave her the jade pendant with the promise to take her as his mistress. The jade pendant was a gift to Liu Yu Er from the Emperor as her prize in defeating So Dong Bo and she in turn presented it to Cheng Ji Cang as a token of her love. Liu Yu Er was furious when she heard what had transpired between her husband and Su Jin Cao; and she decided to punish Cheng Ji Cang.

  5. A Just punishment
    (Featuring Chan Mei Yin (Kreta Ayer CC) as Cheng Ji Cang, Lo Siu Ling as Liu Yu Er, Henry Lau as Su Dong Bo)
    This episode is the sequel to the above excerpt. Cheng Ji Cang returned home, happy and jubilant, He tried to please his wife by serving her tea. He was shocked when Liu Yu Er told him that it would be more appropriate for the other woman to serve her. He tried to exculpate himself by saying that he was merely offering a helping hand to the woman who was trapped in the snow. However when Liu Yu Er asked for the jade pendant, he knew that his cover was blown. He had no choice but to let the cat out of the bag. Liu Yu Er was so furious that she hit him with a stick and sent him out to the garden to kneel beside the pond as a punishment. At this juncture, Su Dong Bo appeared and instigated Cheng Ji Cang to divorce his wife on the grounds that she had not given birth to any child thus constituting an infringement against the prevailing rules of the city of Huangzhou. Without thinking Cheng Ji Cang went straight into the room and demanded a divorce from Liu Yu Er citing the grounds quoted by Su Dong Bo. This time, Liu Yu Er decided to teach both Cheng Ji Cang and Su Dong Bo a lesson as Su Dong Bo had misquoted the rules which she was only too familiar as a woman scholar of Huangzhou. The rules stated that a husband could only divorce his wife under such circumstances provided the husband had no other male relatives; and Cheng Ji Cang did not come under this proviso. The excerpt ends with Liu Yu Er proceeding to file charges against the panicked Cheng Ji Cang and Su Dong Bo.

节目:-

  1. 唐伯虎点秋香 之(庙遇求神) 折子戏
    (王金英饰唐伯虎, 锺慧玲饰秋香, 黄家乡饰法师)
    取自香港名编剧家己故唐涤生名著之精彩片段. 这是一个家知户晓的故事. 剧情描述明朝才子唐伯虎(公元一四七零年至一五二三年) 在一间观音庙里邂后正在烧香的相府婢女秋香, 慕其貌美, 借意亲近, 遭秋香责骂甚至咀咒. 唐伯虎置之不理, 仍嬉皮笑面, 缠绕不懈. 秋香临行之时, 回眸一笑, 唐伯虎神魂颠倒, 紧紧追上.

  2. 紫钗记之(拾钗) 折子戏
    (洪清芳饰李益, 黄安妮饰霍小玉, 李宋婷饰浣纱)
    取自已故唐涤生名著<紫钗记>,描述唐朝诗人李益(公元七四八年至八一七年) 与名歌姬霍小玉之恋爰故事. 李霍 二人从未见面; 李益只知霍小玉喜穿紫色衣裳. 元宵佳节, 李益秋帏试罢, 去长安胜业坊,欲找寻霍小玉, 偶然 在街上拾到一枚紫钗. 后见一名紫衣女子到处寻觅她遗落之紫钗, 疑是霍小玉. 於是 二人表明身份. 李益在 惊喜之馀, 当面求婚. 霍小玉羞赧不禁, 急转回家, 李益亦跟随去胜业坊提亲.

  3. 花田八喜之(花田盛会) 折子戏
    (王金英饰卞矶, 周汶姿饰春兰, 陈美玲饰刘月英)
    取自已故唐涤生之杰作<花田八喜>.相阁俏婢春兰陪伴小姐刘玉英逛花田, 遇上一名卖字画为生之书生卞矶. 玉英见卞矶温文潇洒, 芳心喑动. 春兰见状, 撮合二人之姻缘, 并嘱咐卞矶等待正式招婿帖送耒. 谁料阴差阳错, 送帖人懵六将帖错交予当地恶霸小霸王, 累卞矶空等一场.

  4. 狮吼记 之(兰亭会) 折子戏
    (陈美燕(牛车水民众俱乐部粤剧团)饰陈季常, 黄安妮饰苏琴操, 刘锦煌饰苏东坡, 卢少玲饰柳玉娥, 金举共饰柳襄)
    <狮吼记>亦是出自已故唐涤生手笔, 描述宋朝文人陈季常畏妻与有<河东狮吼>之称的柳玉娥御夫的故事. 在<惊艳>一场. 苏东坡(公元一零三七年至一一零一年) 为报柳玉娥一箭之仇, 事关在殿前被柳氏参奏教坏其夫陈季常拈花惹草而遭罚俸, 特地安排其表妹苏琴操在黄山与陈季常幽会. 生性风流之陈季常果然中计, 经不起琴操之挑逗, 将柳玉娥赠予他的御赐碧玉金铙, 转送琴操当为纳妾信物; 不幸被柳氏获悉, 引起家变.

  5. 狮吼记之(跪池)折子戏
    (陈美燕(牛车水民众俱乐部粤剧团)饰陈季常, 卢少玲饰柳玉娥, 刘锦煌饰苏东坡,金举共饰柳襄)
    这一幕紧接上场<惊艳>.陈季常回家, 想讨好柳玉娥, 倒茶献殷勤. 柳玉娥讽他筹谋代小星, 陈季常心知东帘事发, 手足无措. 柳玉娥逼他交出碧玉金铙, 他无可奈何只好将经过事情和盆托出. 柳玉娥一怒之下, 棒打陈季常并罚他跪池思过. 苏东坡见状, 乘机挑拨 陈季常以柳氏无生养而触犯了七出之条为理由而休妻. 陈季常不假思索便进行休妻; 后经柳氏提醒, 苏东坡错读黄州乡例, 漏了<夫无兄弟叔伯子侄>一句, 后悔莫及. 柳氏手持休书前往控告陈季常与苏东坡二人.

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