Chinatown Business Association (CBA) is proud to present Chinatown Opera Festival 2019, the first ever opera festival showcasing Singapore’s rich local heritage and culture. Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, the festival will run from 20th to 24th November 2019 at the bustling Chinatown district, a go-to destination for both locals and tourists.
With this dynamic opera festival, travel back in time and relive the nostalgic days of performance art in the 1950s and 60s. Experience Chinese opera through exquisite performances, curated atmosphere accompanied with sentimental food items.
From Hainanese and Hokkien opera day performances to the more popular Cantonese opera , expect an array of vibrant Cantonese opera night performances by Local and International troupe (shows are english subtitled):
Cantonese Opera Night Show details:
20th – 21st November, Wednesday & Thursday
– Chinese Theatre Circle Performing:
– Women warriors of the Yang Family
– Jing Ke
– General Di Qing
– The Patriotic Princess
22nd – 24th November, Friday to Sunday
Guangzhou HongDou Performing Excerpts
22nd November, Friday
– Monkey King and the Iron Fan
– White Dragon Pass
– Snow Fall
– Fighting warrior Jiao Zhan
– Lu An Island
– General Lv Bu
23rd November, Saturday
– Aloe flower shop
– Selling hair for burial fund
– Zhaojun goes beyond the Great Wall
– Aunty Seven’s shop
– Heavenly Girl
– Ma Fook Long sold his 3 arrows
– Killing in the chanting hall
24th November, Sunday
– The haunting by an ex-lover
– Plunging into the river
– Killing in the temple
– Visiting Mr Rat
– Historic heroes Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing
– Farewell My Concubine
Tickets:
Cat 1: SGD 20 | Cat 2 SGD $10
