Cantonese opera star Law Kar-ying before performing “Executing the Duke’s Second Brother” at the 2018 Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong. He will star in three performances of Seven Filial Kin marking the Hong Kong SAR’s 25th anniversary. Photo: Courtesy of Law Kar-ying
Cantonese opera star Law Kar-ying before performing “Executing the Duke’s Second Brother” at the 2018 Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong. He will star in three performances of Seven Filial Kin marking the Hong Kong SAR’s 25th anniversary. Photo: Courtesy of Law Kar-ying

Hong Kong’s Cantonese opera legend Law Kar-ying fears death of the local art form if government fails to act to preserve it

  • Law Kar-ying says skills such as improvisation that some Cantonese operas demand from actors could die out after his generation
  • He will co-star in three upcoming performances of the classic opera Seven Filial Kin marking the Hong Kong SAR’s 25th anniversary

Cantonese opera star Law Kar-ying before performing “Executing the Duke’s Second Brother” at the 2018 Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong. He will star in three performances of Seven Filial Kin marking the Hong Kong SAR’s 25th anniversary. Photo: Courtesy of Law Kar-ying
Cantonese opera star Law Kar-ying before performing “Executing the Duke’s Second Brother” at the 2018 Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong. He will star in three performances of Seven Filial Kin marking the Hong Kong SAR’s 25th anniversary. Photo: Courtesy of Law Kar-ying
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