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300 Years of Cantonese Opera: The Beginning | The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival by Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd at Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre, in 6–8 March 2025. You can view the 300 Years of Cantonese Opera: The Beginning | The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival event venue, event theme, etc. on this page.


  • Festivals Event Name: 300 Years of Cantonese Opera: The Beginning | The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival
  • Related Themes: Chinese Opera - Arts / Cultural - Festivals
  • Organiser(s): Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd
  • Festival Description: The art of Cantonese opera will be on full display at the Hong Kong Arts Festival in a specially curated three-year series led by Yuen Siu-fai, one of the most esteemed Cantonese opera masters today, starring three of today’s most sought-after performers: Lam Tin-yau, Keith Lai and Wyborn Leung Wai-hong. The festival will first feature three thoughtfully curated programmes consisting of excerpts and full-length works showcasing ancient
    paichang
    operatic styles.
    Formulaic Plays Excerpts
    will be performed on the first night, while the following two nights of performances include
    Wu Song
    and
    Executing the Duke’s Second Brother
    .
    * This is part of the 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival
    Photo | © Lawrence Ng @ Workhouse
  • Festival Date: 6–8 March 2025
  • Festival Time: 7:30pm
  • Venue Remarks: Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre
  • Ticketing: Tickets available at URBTIX
  • Ticket_Price: Standard: HK$180, $280, $380, $480
  • Website: www.hk.artsfestival.org/sc/programme/300_Years_of_Cantonese_Opera
  • Tel: 2824 2430
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