Opera Stories
Posted in Main 頭版 on 08/09/2009 07:30 pm by admin
First Prize kindly donated by Ming Court Restaurant
ADCOA has been working hard to stage 4 lovely legendary stories for you to enjoy in our forth coming concert at DEC on 15th August 2009. Tickets are avaialble for sale at DEC Booking office (08-89803333) or through ADCOA members.
http://www.darwinentertainment.com.au/boxoffice/cantonese-delights.asp
Winnie Wong as Chin; Katherine Yuen as PoonOn
Cute Poon-On
It is a comedy written to ridicule the arranged marriage. A run-away-bride disguised herself as a man and became living in a Robinhood’s style of life that earned her a nickname “Cute Poon-On” (PoonOn is a legend famous for his look in Chinese history). One day she dropped by a Hotel in Hangzhuo for a drink. The owner’s daughter, Chin fell in love with PoonOn on first sight unaware that ‘he’ was a ‘she’. Nevertheless, PoonOn was unable to reveal her true identity; the situation was becoming very embarrassing….
Louis Wong as KingOrr; Anne Hughes as Prince Yin
KingOrr – the assassin
In 235BC, China was ruled by 7 kingdoms, in which Tsung (秦) the most powerful but Yin (燕) the weakest. Prince Yin decided to send an assassin to kill the king of Tsung in order to save his kingdom. Nevertheless, the mission failed and Yin together with the other kingdoms were eventually occupied by Tsung to form a united country – China. The story of assassinating the Tsung’s emperor has been and is still popular among Chinese in the past 2200 years. KingOrr becomes the legend for his courage and determination. This act depicts the moment when KingOrr was sending off to carry on his mission by the Yin citizens with great respects