Chu Chan Wa and Macao Cantonese Opera Actors
7,8/5｜Saturday, Sunday｜7:30pm
Cinema Alegria
Tickets: MOP 150, 120
Executive Producer and Director: Chu Chan Wa
Characters and Cast
| Li Yi |
Chu Chan Wa, Lei Fong I, Un Son Kun and Chan Oi Lin |
| Huo Xiaoyu |
Sou Lai Ieng, Iek Lai Kun and Cheang Sin Peng |
| Huangshanke |
Tang Va Chio |
| Wei Xiaqing |
Loc Vai Kiong |
| Cui Yunming |
Chio Heng Wa |
| Official Lu |
Che Tin Hong |
| Huan Sha |
Fong Pou Ngan and Wong Mui Fan |
| Lu Yanzhen |
Wong Pek Si and Lok In Wa |
| Mrs. Huo |
Fong Soi Heong |
| Wang Shaoer |
Wong Wai Chan |
| Liu Gongji |
Chao Pui I |
| Hou Jingguang |
Chan Kin Chung |
| Bao Sanniang |
Wong Pou On |
| Wuxiang Master |
Chan Cheok Pan |
A tragic love story that begins with a purple hairpin memento. The Legend of the Purple Hairpin is coming to this year’s Macao Arts Festival (MAF); having received widespread acclaim, it is a must-see for Cantonese Opera lovers.
The Legend of the Purple Hairpin was written by Tang Xianzu during the Ming Dynasty, later adapted by Tong Dik Sang into a Cantonese Opera. The play tells the story of a young scholar in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yi who travels to the capital Changan to take the national civil examination. During the Lantern Festival, he encounters Huo Xiaoyu in the night market and picks up the purple hairpin she leaves behind by chance. Using the hairpin as a token of love, Li proposes to her on that same night. However, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” With the assistance of a mysterious man in the yellow robe (Huangshanke), together they have to fight against the wicked plot of Official Lu.
Tang Xianzu is one of the most renowned playwrights in Chinese history. With such remarkable achievements, later generations regarded him as highly and influential as the greatest western playwright William Shakespeare. In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of Tang Xianzu, MAF has specially invited local experienced Cantonese Opera expert, Chu Chan Wa along with other local talents from Cantonese Opera to present this classic masterpiece.
Performed in Cantonese, with surtitles in Chinese
Duration: aproximately 3 hours, including one interval