Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe (Mainland China)
12/5｜Thursday｜8pm
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP 280, 200, 100
Producer: Mao Weitao
Playwright: Gu Xidong
Director: Yang Xiaoqing
Vocal Design: Hu Mengqiao
Composers: Wu Xiaoping and Gu Dachang
Instrumentation: Zhao Zhenfang
Stage Design: Liu Xingping
Lighting Design: Zhou Zhengping
Costume and Make-up Design: Lang Ling
Artistic Director: Jin Baohua
Editors in Charge : Zhang Sicong and Feng Jie
Original Stage Design (1989 version): Luo Zhimo
Choreography: Di Xiaowen
Lead Vocalist: Wang Binmei
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Characters and Cast
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| Lu You |
Cai Zhefei |
| Tang Wan |
Chen Huiling |
| Mrs. Tang |
Hong Ying |
| Lu Zai |
Dong Kedi |
| Lu Zhonggao |
Shao Yan |
| Tang Zhongjun |
Wu Chunyan |
| Zhao Shicheng |
Jiang Yao |
| Liu Sanniang |
Zhang Yu |
| Xiao Hong |
Zhu Danping |
| Xiao Yan |
Xiong Qi |
It has been said that if you only get to watch one Yue opera in your life, it must be Lu You and Tang Wan. Created in 1989, the romantic classic boasts an integration of national and love themes.
Presented by Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe, the show delivers rich artistic features that emanate from the southern region of the Yangtze River and the aesthetic spirits of opera, in Xiaobaihua’s typical poetic and perfectionist style.
Yue opera originated from the city of Shengzhou, Zhejiang province more than a hundred years ago. Recognised as China’s second major opera genre, it enjoys extensive popularity in the nation. The performers sing in a conservatively elegant vocal style accompanied by inspiring and vibrant music. The performance takes into account both inner feelings and the standardised art-expressing rules, but it requires no face-painting, making Yue opera more resemble to musical. Noteworthily, Sheng (male role) in Yue opera played by a female presents an elegant and gentle style, which is a unique artistic characteristic in the field of Chinese opera.
Performed in Shengzhou dialect (Zhejiang), with surtitles in Chinese, Portuguese and English
Duration: approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one interval