Three deities featured among the huge cast of 108 characters in the spectacular Cantonese opera, The Imperial Emperor of Heaven Holding Court – a production once at risk of being lost forever – which will be performed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 8, 9 and 10. Three deities featured among the huge cast of 108 characters in the spectacular Cantonese opera, The Imperial Emperor of Heaven Holding Court – a production once at risk of being lost forever – which will be performed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 8, 9 and 10.
Three deities featured among the huge cast of 108 characters in the spectacular Cantonese opera, The Imperial Emperor of Heaven Holding Court – a production once at risk of being lost forever – which will be performed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 8, 9 and 10.
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How two Cantonese opera veterans stopped ‘Emperor of Heaven’ from vanishing

  • Yuen Siu-fai and Sun Kim-long spent two years preserving details to safeguard future of rarely performed show, The Imperial Emperor of Heaven Holding Court

Topic |   Sights and Sounds
Vivienne Chow
Vivienne Chow

Updated: 10:45am, 2 Sep, 2019

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Three deities featured among the huge cast of 108 characters in the spectacular Cantonese opera, The Imperial Emperor of Heaven Holding Court – a production once at risk of being lost forever – which will be performed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 8, 9 and 10. Three deities featured among the huge cast of 108 characters in the spectacular Cantonese opera, The Imperial Emperor of Heaven Holding Court – a production once at risk of being lost forever – which will be performed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 8, 9 and 10.
Three deities featured among the huge cast of 108 characters in the spectacular Cantonese opera, The Imperial Emperor of Heaven Holding Court – a production once at risk of being lost forever – which will be performed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 8, 9 and 10.
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