Two highly anticipated Cantonese opera productions, the newly adapted, ‘A Love Poem Stained with Blood’, and ‘Guangdong Quadrangle – Four Folk Music Types in Concert’ are being staged as part of this year’s Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong.
Two highly anticipated Cantonese opera productions, the newly adapted, ‘A Love Poem Stained with Blood’, and ‘Guangdong Quadrangle – Four Folk Music Types in Concert’ are being staged as part of this year’s Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong.
Cantonese opera veteran, Yuen Siu-fai, plays an emperor (front left) in a 2014 performance in Hong Kong
Cantonese opera veteran, Yuen Siu-fai, plays an emperor (front left) in a 2014 performance in Hong Kong
Cantonese opera performer, Yuen Siu-fai, applies makeup back stage during a performance of "The Lion's Roar"
Cantonese opera performer, Yuen Siu-fai, applies makeup back stage during a performance of "The Lion's Roar"

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Patrick Suen

Updated: 11:58am, 28 Jun, 2019

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Two highly anticipated Cantonese opera productions, the newly adapted, ‘A Love Poem Stained with Blood’, and ‘Guangdong Quadrangle – Four Folk Music Types in Concert’ are being staged as part of this year’s Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong.
Two highly anticipated Cantonese opera productions, the newly adapted, ‘A Love Poem Stained with Blood’, and ‘Guangdong Quadrangle – Four Folk Music Types in Concert’ are being staged as part of this year’s Chinese Opera Festival in Hong Kong.
Cantonese opera veteran, Yuen Siu-fai, plays an emperor (front left) in a 2014 performance in Hong Kong
Cantonese opera veteran, Yuen Siu-fai, plays an emperor (front left) in a 2014 performance in Hong Kong
Cantonese opera performer, Yuen Siu-fai, applies makeup back stage during a performance of "The Lion's Roar"
Cantonese opera performer, Yuen Siu-fai, applies makeup back stage during a performance of "The Lion's Roar"
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