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Chinese Theatre Circle
proudly presents
MULTI-RACIAL CHINESE OPERA
"INTRIGUES IN THE QING IMPERIAL COURT"
(IN ENGLISH)
Time : 7.45 pm
Venue : Victoria Theatre
This is a special project for the Chinese Cultural Festival 2008. The opera, written by Leslie Wong and directed by Joanna Wong, is the first full length Chinese Opera sung in English in the world. It has been premiered in the Festival of World Cultures in Ireland in 2005. The opera is based on "The One Hundred Day Reform Movement from 11 June - 21 September 1898", one of the most famous episodes in the modern history of China, in which Emperor Guang Xu (AD 1871 -1908), the second last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (AD1644-1911) and his concubine Zhen Fei attempted to save China from decadence and divide-and-rule by the foreign powers. Their attempts were thwarted by the Empress Dowager Ci Xi following the betrayal of Guang Xu by Yuan Shi Kai, one of his most trusted lietenants. Zhen Fei was killed by Ci Xi and Guang Xu placed under house arrest in Ying Tai, a secluded place where he remained and died at the young age of 38. The opera ends on this tragic note.
In this unprecedented production, Joanna Wong assumed the role of the Empress Dowager Ci Xi; See Too Hoi Siang, the first Chinese Opera artist to win the international trophy of "The Outstanding Young Person In the World Award" for cultural achievement as Zhen Fei; Frances Wong Kum Yeng as Emperor Guang Xu.
One unique feature is the multi-racial cast comprising Malay and Indian artists from Geylang Serai CC as well as Causasians singing in English. Music accompaniment is provided by an orchestra led by Mr Bu Can Rong from Guangzhou, China, and using Chinese, Western, Malay, and Indian musical instruments, setting a precedent for a Chinese Opera performance.
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