Shanghai Kun Opera Company
Friday, March 14, 2003 20:00
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
120
Kun Opera, kunqu, is the oldest form of Chinese folk opera, and has been honoured by UNESCO as a masterpiece of world oral and non-material heritage.
The highly refined style of presentation in Kun opera distinguishes it from the more familiar genres of Beijing and Cantonese opera.
This production of Ban Zhao, telling the life of a famous writer who lived in the Eastern Han dynasty, combines the usual singing, dance and poetry with the rare benefit of subtitling. The Shanghai Kun Opera Company won the national Culture Prize and the Chinese Drama Association Prize for this production.
Leads: Zhang Jing Xian, Cai Zheng Ren
Script: Luo Huai Zhen
Director: Yang Xiao Qing
(Subtitles in English, Chinese and Portuguese)
Duration: approxim. 2 hours 35 mins. with an interval