CHINESE OPERA IN ENGLISH
ORIENTALWOMENTALK

Cantonese opera is one of the several regional operas in China.

The Cantonese opera in English was started by Wah Yan               
Dramatic Society which was established in 1947 in Hong Kong.   
Apart from the lyrics which were written in English, all the other
aspects of the productions including the spectacular costuming
and the special movements of a Chinese opera, are preserved.
The music too is genuinely Chinese.

Most of the artists of the The Wah Yan Dramatic Society are  
amateurs. They are either professionals and prominent people in
the society of Hong Kong, who share the same passion of acting
in a Cantonese opera.

What we have here is an extract of a Cantonese opera                 
performing in English, titled "Three Times Engaged". This              
extract shows a  performance of a female matchmaker                   
performed by a male former senior civil servant.

Please click the link below to watch an extract of an opera in
English.








It is definitely full of humour and it is very entertaining.
poems
Wise talk
Taiji
Buddhism
History of China
"Butterfly Lovers"
Calligraphy
Lyric verses
Link to
chinesechinese.net
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An extract of a song performed in a Chinese opera titled "Beating
the Princess",. It was sung by a non Chinese student at the Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology during a Cultural Night
Program.

Please click the link below to watch an extract of this Chinese
opera in English.

LINK to an extract of a Chinese Opera titled
"Beating the Princess", By the courtesy The
Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology