Even after 20 years of learning Cantonese opera, 31-year-old Thompson Vong Seng-pan is still a newbie. Most other performers are middle-aged. But he understands why younger generations are not ...

HONG KONG, March 4 (Reuters) - Appealing to a younger audience, Rika Woo dons a white J-pop-style sleeveless top and a long white skirt embroidered with lace as she performs Japanese songs for an ...

over half of them are women and aged between 26-75 years old. Two of them have been with me for the past 15 years. I’ve probably taught over 90% of those performing Cantonese opera here,” she ...

There are three criteria for making it big in Chinese opera, according to Yong Poo Hiong, treasurer of the Yuet Wan Cantonese Opera Association. “First is the voice. Second comes the face.

Shortly before midnight, theatre operator Edward Li Kui-ming held a farewell ceremony attended by audience members. The lights – including the prominent neon signage – were switched off at 12 ...

See our other features on Kiri T and Dennis Mak Mitche Choi Wai-shan was 13 years old when she first took to the stage at the Sunbeam Theatre, Hong Kong's historic Cantonese opera venue.

How a New York man, a Hong Kong woman, and their two sons are sharing their passion for Cantonese opera. Native New Yorker Lawrence Rose (left), who now lives in Hong Kong, on stage in his ...

The Hong Kong Metropolitan University on Friday launched a new online library that features English translations of classic Cantonese opera scripts. The project started a year ago and the initial ...

more can still be done Hong Kong has lost a dear old friend - an iconic stage for Cantonese opera. The final curtain at the Sunbeam Theatre had always been expected, after repeated last-minute ...

The 31-year-old local entertainer is rare in Hong Kong for trying to appeal to audiences - old and young - as a cross-cultural artiste in both the centuries-old art form of Cantonese opera and the ...

On a starkly different stage, Woo paints her face with bright theatrical make-up, wears striking, colourful costumes embroidered with purple flowers and head-dresses adorned with pearls and lace veils ...