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Posted on 02/25/2009 12:12 am by admin
ADCOA artists (from right) - Winnie Wong; Anne Hughes; Katherine Yuen (sitting) & Louis Wong
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Audience’s Comments 2009
1. Babara – University Academic
From: Barbara Newman
Sent: Monday, 17 August 2009 9:12 AM
To: Louis Wong
Hi Louis,
You did us proud on Saturday night. Many thanks for a very entertaining evening. I loved your bright red satin pants and the black boots!Each of the performers were very good. Congratulations on a job well done.Barbara Dr Barbara Newman
2. Sam Cai – Musician from Sydney
From: sam cai
Sent: Wednesday, 1 April 2009 10:40 AM
To: Louis Wong
Dear friends,
祝贺你们每年的粤曲节目演出！不要论艺术水平的高低，单是能够在那一隅海角天涯响起粤曲锣鼓，就已经是不简单的事情了。祝你们艺术青春永驻！艺术热情永驻！SAM
3. Richard - University AcademicFrom: Richard Noske Sent: Monday, 17 August 2009 4:00 PM To: Louis Wong Subject: RE: Darwin Festival Concert on Saturday 15th August 2009Very interesting, Louis. Linda and I enjoyed the first part immensely, but sadly had another engagement so missed the 2nd part.Well done!cheersRichardDr Richard Noske
5. Paul – University Academic
From: Paul Black
Sent: Monday, 24 August 2009 3:47 PM
To: Louis Wong
Cc: Zongmin Chen
Subject: Re: [CDU-general] ADCOA concert – another successful community event in 2009
It was a very pleasant evening and an excellent performance, Louis. Thanks so much for kindly giving us the tickets. Paul
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(Dr) Paul Black, Senior Lecturer, School of Education Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia CRICOS Registered Provider 00300K
6. Alice – Government Servant
From: Alice Tsang
Sent: Monday, 24 August 2009 5:11 PM
To: Louis Wong
Subject: RE: ADCOA concert – another successful community event in 2009
Hi Louis and Anne
Well done ladies, this was an Excellent Cantonese Opera.
Thank you for inviting me to watch this fabulous performance, I really enjoyed your performance very much.
Regards
Alice Tsang
Finance Officer
Legislative Assembly Of The Northern Territory
4th Floor Parliament House, NT
Pine Creek Concert 2008
ABC Radio Report 2007 & 2008
Cantonese opera
Aug 12, 2007
I’ve never been to a performance of Cantonese opera before (heck, I’ve never actually been to any opera before), so I didn’t know what to expect at Cantonese Delights last night.
It was great fun, and I enjoyed myself; speaking to a couple of audience members, they enjoyed themselves as well.
The costumes are beyond lavish; incredibly elaborate embroidery and jewelling, and the headdresses are similarly intricate. The makeup and hair are just as elaborated. When I was talking to one of the MCs, Daryl Chin, he said the actors started preparing – doing their hair, makeup and donning costumes – over four hours before the performance started, and needed every minute of it to get ready on time.
The Australian Darwin Cantonese Opera Association presented four extracts from class Cantonese operas, but they weren’t the only ones on stage; students at the Chinese Language and Cultural School presented a couple of items too, a northern Chinese lion dance, and another traditional dance. Then a Korean pianist who’s settled in Darwin rounded out the performance, playing one Eastern and one Western composition.
Terrific night, but the main question I’m left with is, where do I get one of the headdresses with the 1.5 metre-long pheasant feathers? Those feathers fascinated me all during the performance; they had a life of their own, following the performers around all over the stage. I don’t often wear hats, but if someone gave me a hat with two 1.5 metre-long feathers on it, I’d wear it.
Posted on August 12, 2007 by Terri-Anne Kingsley, ABC Local
Saturday afternoon, and the Louvered Lounge is open
Aug 11, 2007
It’s five-ish, we’ve taken down the curtains and set up some gear, and the Louvered Lounge is once again open for business!
It’s a little quiet here, though. Kate’s headed off to see the premiere of Rogue down at the Deckchair cinema, and then she’s off to catch another event, Duo Lontain and William Barton. Meanwhile, Jack’s over in the Star Shell watching a soundcheck and getting some photos.
I tell you what, the music coming out of that soundcheck is extraordinary, it really is. It’s a rehearsal and soundcheck for SingSing, which is opening tonight, and it’s gorgeous – the passion and harmony is wonderful. If you know David Bridie and George Telek, you’ll know what I’m talking about; if you don’t, imagine Peter Gabriel’s world music stuff with a touch of Massive Attack (on their album Mezzanine, at least) thrown in the blender and you’ll be in the right general area.
Jack’s covering SingSing tonight while I go off and cover Cantonese Delights at the Entertainment Centre; d’you reckon he’ll swap if I ask him nicely? Ah well, SingSing is due to run for a few more nights, so I’ll hear it in its entirety tomorrow night instead. And I am looking forward to Cantonese Delights – I’ve never seen Cantonese opera before, and this is the full-on thing, with costumes and all, so it’ll be something new for me. Which is one thing I love – any day that’s got something new in it is a good day.
Before that rolls around, though, I’m going to sit here in the Louvred Lounge a bit, do some work online, and just groove to the music. Is there a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon?
Posted on August 11, 2007 by Terri-Anne Kingsley
Cantonese Delights 2008 by Kate Humphris
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/08/16/2337613.htm?site=darwin
It’s not uncommon for a woman to spend hours preparing for a big Saturday night.
Hair, makeup, clothes – everything has to be right.
And when you’re on show in front of hundreds of people, getting it right is all that more important.
For cast members of Cantonese Delights – a series of short pieces from some of the most famous Chinese Operas – the hair and make up process can last longer than the show itself.
With over four hours allocated to prepare some of the performers for stage, there’s plenty of room for nervous butterflies to form – but performer Louis Wong says it’s just part of the excitement.
“We’ve been performing since 2002, and this is our big show of the year. Usually our audience is mainly the Chinese community in Darwin, but for the Darwin Festival show, it’s a good mix of tourists and locals – and of course members of our community.
Recognising the need to explain the story to the audience, the opera company have introduced subtitles “I think it’s an improvement on Italian Opera”, laughs stage manager Charles Yuen.
Like Italian opera – the show is big and colourful, with some hairpieces and costumes so outrageous that “a woman’s head ends up twice the size of her actual head!” says Yuen.
But Wong admits, the costumes can be a bit tricky to wear “We might take four hours to get ready, but we can make a mess getting that stuff off in ten minutes!”.
While the Darwin Festival is definitely a highlight of the year, the company have performed around the Territory.
“We were invited to perform at Parliament House, and last week even travelled down to Pine Creek to perform with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra”.
Based at Charles Darwin University, the group clearly enjoy their bigger performances, especially being given the chance to stage their shows in front of a diverse Darwin crowd.
“Usually our main audience is the local Chinese community”, say Yuen. “But at the Darwin Festival, we’re really well supported by the general Darwin audience, as well as many tourists”.
Cantonese Delights 2008 by Kate Humphris
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/08/16/2337613.htm?site=darwin
It’s not uncommon for a woman to spend hours preparing for a big Saturday night.
Hair, makeup, clothes – everything has to be right.
And when you’re on show in front of hundreds of people, getting it right is all that more important.
For cast members of Cantonese Delights – a series of short pieces from some of the most famous Chinese Operas – the hair and make up process can last longer than the show itself.
With over four hours allocated to prepare some of the performers for stage, there’s plenty of room for nervous butterflies to form – but performer Louis Wong says it’s just part of the excitement.
“We’ve been performing since 2002, and this is our big show of the year. Usually our audience is mainly the Chinese community in Darwin, but for the Darwin Festival show, it’s a good mix of tourists and locals – and of course members of our community.
Recognising the need to explain the story to the audience, the opera company have introduced subtitles “I think it’s an improvement on Italian Opera”, laughs stage manager Charles Yuen.
Like Italian opera – the show is big and colourful, with some hairpieces and costumes so outrageous that “a woman’s head ends up twice the size of her actual head!” says Yuen.
But Wong admits, the costumes can be a bit tricky to wear “We might take four hours to get ready, but we can make a mess getting that stuff off in ten minutes!”.
While the Darwin Festival is definitely a highlight of the year, the company have performed around the Territory.
“We were invited to perform at Parliament House, and last week even travelled down to Pine Creek to perform with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra”.
Based at Charles Darwin University, the group clearly enjoy their bigger performances, especially being given the chance to stage their shows in front of a diverse Darwin crowd.
“Usually our main audience is the local Chinese community”, say Yuen. “But at the Darwin Festival, we’re really well supported by the general Darwin audience, as well as many tourists”.
— On Sun, 17/8/08, Maggie Palmer <maggie@maggiepalmer.biz> wrote:
From: Maggie Palmer
Subject: Your Performance:
To: cantonese_opera_adcoa@yahoo.com.au
Received: Sunday, 17 August, 2008, 7:56 PM
Hello Louis and the Cantonese Opera Company/Darwin,
A note to say thank you for a most enjoyable evening Saturday 16th August 2008. Elegant, lovely and exquisite in every aspect; Hoping to experience more from your repertoire;
Sincerely,
Magda (Maggie) Palmer Cordingley
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2. Paul Ho – Retired Darwin Local
From: paul ho
Sent: Tuesday, 19 August 2008 2:06 PM
To: Louis Wong
Subject: RE: ADCOA’s concert reported by ABC Radio
Dear Winnie, Louis and ADCOA Team
Thank you very for the wonderful performance. Great effort.
Regards
Paul
3. David Parry – Cellist & Darwin local
—–Original Message—–
From: David Parry
Sent: Tuesday, 19 August 2008 1:43 PM
To: Louis Wong; cantonese_opera_adcoa@yahoo.com.au
Subject: RE: ADCOA’s concert reported by ABC Radio
Dear All,
I was just going to say thankyou very much for giving me the oppurtunity to perform, It was a valuable experince and was loads of fun. 
From David
4. Paul Black – Academic & Darwin local
From: Paul Black
Sent: Monday, 18 August 2008 3:14 PM
To: Louis Wong
Subject: Saturday’s opera
Hi, Louis -
5. Paul Wan – Lawyer & Darwin Local
—–Original Message—–
From: Paul.Wan
Sent: Monday, 18 August 2008 8:45 AM
To: Louis Wong
Cc: cantonese_opera_adcoa@hotmail.com
Hi Louis and Winnie,
Thank you for a very enjoyable show. I like all the performances, but my favourite is the first one.
My camera did not work very well in the theatre, therefore here are mainly the photos I have taken in the dressing room.
Kind regards
Paul
Paul Wan
Senior Assistant Parliamentary Counsel
6. Joe Yick – Government Servant & Darwin Local
From: Joe.Yick
Subject: Re: Thank you
To: cantonese_opera_adcoa@yahoo.com.au
Cc: “Anne TAN”
Received: Monday, 18 August, 2008, 3:13 PM
You are welcome. Congratulations to your successful performance too!
7. Lanni Zhang – Scientist & Darwin Local
— On Mon, 18/8/08, Lanni.Zhang wrote:
From: Lanni.Zhang
Subject: Re: Thank you
To: cantonese_opera_adcoa@yahoo.com.au
Received: Monday, 18 August, 2008, 2:17 PM
Thanks, Winnie, and congratulations on successful performance!
Cheers
Lanni