Four Stylistic Schools of Xiaosheng Roles in Yue Opera - Chinese Opera Festival 2014

When: 25-28 Jun 2014 19:30
Where: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

When: 29 Jun Sun 2014 19:30
Where: Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall

Seeking Vengeance from Trials of Love - Chen Fei

⇒中国戏曲节2014
⇒舞台时间安排
⇒越剧四大小生流派汇演-中国戏曲节2014

In Yue Opera (also known as "Shaoxing Opera"), the vocal styles of actors in xiaosheng (young male roles) can be categorized into four main schools after the four legendary stars: Yin Guifang, Fan Ruijuan, Xu Yulan and Lu Jinhua. The Yin school is open yet lyrical, with each utterance of a word controlling the vocal delivery; the Fan school is robust and natural-voiced, with emphasis on pacing and accentuation; the Xu school is sonorant and expressive, with emotions woven into the vocal delivery and therefore highly infectious; the Lu school emphasizes the vocalizing techniques, and is distinguished by its 'nasal resonance', 'back-of-head tones' and 'gutteral resonance'.

Seeking out His Wife at the Mulberry Orchard and Fortune-telling from He Wenxiu - Zhao Zhigang

For this year's Festival, four representative xiaosheng actors in Yue Opera - Zhao Zhigang, Wu Fenghua, Zhang Xiaojun and Xu Biaoxin - will partner some of the best dan (female roles) actors to present gems in Yue Opera: The Butterfly Lovers, Southeast the Peacock Flies, Seeking out His Wife at the Mulberry Orchard and Fortune-telling, The Dream of the Red Chamber, Fang Qing Visits His Aunt and more. It is a star-studded occasion and a sumptuous feast for Yue Opera fans.

Burying Flowers from The Dream of the Red Chamber - Chen Xiaohong

25 June Wed, 29 June Sun 19:30 
The Butterfly Lovers
cast: Wu Fenghua, Zhao Zhigang, Zhang Xiaojun, Xu Biaoxin, Chen Fei, Wu Suying, Chen Shi, Yu Weiping, Pan Qin

26 Jun Thu 19:30
excerpts
Fang Qing Visits His Aunt from The Pearl Pagoda
cast: Xu Biaoxin, Pan Qin

Seeking Vengeance from Trials of Love
cast: Chen Fei

Burying Flowers from The Dream of the Red Chamber
cast: Zhang Xiaojun, Chen Xiaohong

At the Study from The Aloeswood Fan
cast: Wu Fenghua, Wu Suying

Chen Sanliang Tortured in a Trial from A Pure Spirit
cast: Zhao Zhigang, Xu Biaoxin, Chen Shi

Burning the Manuscripts and Mourning Daiyu from The Dream of the Red Chamber - Zhang Xiaojun

27 Jun Fri 19:30
Southeast the Peacock Flies
cast: Wu Fenghua, Chen Fei, Pan Qin

28 Jun Sat 19:30 
Excerpts
Catching Wang Kui Alive from Trials of Love
cast: Xu Biaoxin, Chen Fei

Burning the Manuscripts and Mourning Daiyu from The Dream of the Red Chamber
cast: Zhang Xiaojun, Chen Xiaohong

Seeking out His Wife at the Mulberry Orchard and Fortune-telling from He Wenxiu
cast: Zhao Zhigang, Chen Shi

Torturing Kouzhu from How a Dead Cat Was Substituted for a New-born Prince
cast: Wu Fenghua, Wu Suying

Tips
With Chinese and English surtitles.
Each performance lasts approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.

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