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| | Sojourners' Songs - The World and I Magazine |
 | | Operas are not conceived of in the manner of Western operas. | | | The grand quality of the operas is not in the stage settings, which often consist of a simple painted background, a table, and several chairs. | | | The Cantonese orchestra is divided into the wu (martial) section, made up of percussive instruments, and the wen (civil) section, comprising a wide range of melodic instruments. |
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http://www.worldandi.com/public/1996/august/ar5.cfm
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| | Cantonese opera, a "dying" art by many people's reckoning, is surviving in the Bay Area mainly due to the effort of a small group of women. | | | Cantonese opera is not only an art practiced mostly by women, it is also seen as a feminine art because of the popular female-oriented themes of the plays. | | | Cantonese opera in the nineteenth century was essentially an all-male art. |
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http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/sfonline/ps/printdle.htm
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| | Gangzhou Society Cantonese Opera Group |
| | The Gangzhou Society Cantonese Opera Group was established in Melbourne in 1960. | | | Compared to the opera association of the 1960s, fewer Western musical instruments are now used in the opera. | | | The musical instruments played by members of the Gangzhou Society Cantonese Opera Group were of both Chinese and Western origin. |
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http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aaf/ting1.htm
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| | General Education Centre - Appreciation of Chinese Music 中國音樂欣賞 - Introduction to Cantonese Opera ... |
| | The objective of this subject is to introduce the student to a basic knowledge of Cantonese Opera, including its religious and historical background, its aural and visual elements as a performing art, and its literary scripts. | | | The ethical concepts reflected in the plays will be focused on and the aesthetic elements of the plays, such as the music, the stage performance and the literary style of the scripts will be pointed out and discussed. | | | About the opera itself 粵 劇 本 身 的 表 演 文 化 |
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http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~gec/gec252/reference.html
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| | Summer 91 |
| | Cantonese Opera's complexity rivaled and perhaps surpassed the more prestigious and established forms, such as Beijing Opera, with lusher musical colors, diverse singing styles, and as many as seven distinct speech patterns. | | | In its formative stages, Cantonese Opera's fundamental music and performance styles were borrowed from other regional operas, whose troupes toured South China, to great acclaim, from the Ming Dynasty onward. | | | No longer able to continue their stage careers, the new arrivals must earn their livelihood as so many generations before, working in restaurants, the garment industry, and as unskilled laborers. |
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http://www.musicfromchina.org/newsletter/91-summer.htm
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| | Re: Cantonese Opera ~ at runboard.com |
| | Cantonese opera is similar to Beijing opera - except it is in Cantonese. | | | Cantonese Opera: Tang Kung Han Si: Dreadful History of the Tang Chambers | | | [size=3]While not as well known as the closely related Beijing opera, Cantonese opera is still a vibrant artform wherever Cantonese speakers live. |
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http://com1.runboard.com/bcjkdramasincalifornia.fdramamiscmoviesosts.t44
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| | Chinese Peking Opera, CCTV Television Series and Animated Cartoons |
| | Though Beijing Opera is a combination of many aspects of the performing art, vocal art is its most essential part. | | | This collection, which represents the top-level vocal art of Beijing Opera, not only meets the need for entertainment, but is of great value to scholars in the history of Beijing Opera. | | | Though performers were once widely regarded as the lowest class in ancient China, a plethora of schools of traditional operas and dramatic arts have transcended time and still attract large audiences in the present People's Republic. |
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http://www.chinacenter.us
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| | 92-autumn |
| | This will be of tremendous historical value to those working to preserve this tradition and those researching the art of Cantonese opera. | | | Besides intensive study of Cantonese opera, the curriculum includes comprehensive studies of all Chinese theatrical art forms. | | | Also, with the influence of Beijing opera, movies, plays and various art forms, we are concerned about how to incorporate more detailed, realistic and down-to-earth elements into traditional stylized performance. |
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http://www.musicfromchina.org/newsletter/92-autumn.htm
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| | Cantonese Opera -- ThingsAsian Article |
| | Before the 1950s Cantonese opera -- an art form that involves singing, acting, martial arts and acrobatics -- was more popular than movies, and many operas were adapted for the big screen. | | | But to Chan it's more than just a living, it's a way of keeping alive the dying art of Cantonese opera. | | | He agrees the opera needs to freshen up to attract younger devotees or face extinction. |
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http://www.thingsasian.com/browse/stories/destination/China/goto_article/article.3378.html
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| | Cantonese opera star donates 3,000 items to heritage museum |
| | Ng Kwan Lai, with the birth name Ng Wan, is a renowned Cantonese opera artist. | | | Her brilliant performance in "How Leung Hung Yuk's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat" made her one of the most successful artists playing the role of "fa dan" (principal female) in Cantonese opera. | | | "With support from some famous artists, Cantonese opera fellows, scholars and members of the public, the museum has assembled over 20,000 Cantonese opera-related items," Ms Wong said. |
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http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200402/23/0223177.htm
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| | Click opera - A night at the (Cantonese) opera |
| | From what I know of it, Cantonese Opera is a low-brow art form modified from Peking Opera by the Cantonese to send messages rebellion and revolt during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. | | | I certainly picked up on the lowbrow element; just as I went to kabuki expecting to see something more like Noh, I went to Cantonese opera expecting Beijing opera. | | | Tourists and locals don't want to sit through three hours of strange gesticulation from men in whiteface. |
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http://www.livejournal.com/users/imomus/46780.html
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| | Frannxis' Cantonopera Website |
| | There are pictures and information on cantonese opera troupes and artistes in Singapore, performances and reviews. | | | This website is mainly about cantonese operas in Singapore. |
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http://frannxis.tripod.com/frontpage
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| | CICC CURRENTS |
| | As she is the inheritor of a family tradition of innovation, Hong Hong will no doubt continue to recreate Cantonese opera. | | | It was a time in which the ten important Cantonese opera theaters could draw up to 20,000 persons daily. | | | After developing arthritis in her hands, Hong Hong was persuaded by her mother to study opera and enrolled in the Shanghai Opera College to study Peking and Kun-chu opera forms. |
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http://www.taipei.org/teco/cicc/currents/curre11.htm
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| | Hong Kong marks 2nd Cantonese Opera Day - Xinhuanet |
| | He said it was also due to the hard work of the young performers that the influence of Cantonese opera was found in Chinese communities in other parts of the world and enjoyed the staunch support of Chinese opera lovers to this day. | | | Ho paid tribute to the many outstanding artists who were dedicated to the art and made remarkable achievements to develop Cantonese opera and keep the genre alive for future generations. | | | Nearly 20 renowned Cantonese opera artists performed at the Hong Kong Cultural Center for "Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert with Orchestral Accompaniment." |
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/28/content_2270400.htm
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| | Cantonese Opera |
| | Meanwhile, the overall reformation has also been conducted in the artistic form, which has resulted in many excellent operas and a group of new artists. | | | In Southeast Asia there are artists of generations, fixed society, trade association and traditional performance places, such as “Qing Wei Xin” in Singapore, “Pu Chang Chun” in Kuala Lumpur, where many famous Cantonese Opera actors and actresses have been trained. | | | The performance arts of Guangodng Opera maintain the bold and simple features of the early “Guoshan Group”. |
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http://www.foshan.gov.cn/english/01_charmcity/03_ccwh/03_yjqy/index.htm
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| | Open mike night at the Cantonese opera csmonitor.com |
| | Works like these have become staples of Cantonese opera, which for centuries has attracted audiences in southern China with its high-pitched voices, clanging percussion, passionate story lines, and performances that can last for days. | | | Open mike night at the Cantonese opera | | | But for young people, the "folk art" isn't exactly "the hip thing to do." |
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0418/p16s01-almp.htm
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| | Passing on Chinese Opera traditions |
| | The opera influence came from his parents, both of whom studied Italian opera. | | | The exhibit includes opera robes and musical instruments. | | | Finding himself in Chinatown in 1972, Yu, who has a master’s degree in education, joined Arts, Inc. |
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http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_27/passingonchinese.html
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| | Glutter(.org): I heart Cantonese opera |
| | I like your recent post about Cantonese Opera, and coincidentally I'm writing a short piece right now about the Yue Laan Festival opera performances for an American magazine. | | | I have to say I'm more partial to Beijing Opera, and I do agree I hate that these traditional arts seem to be rapidly disappearing... | | | The painted faces and the high notes the story lines. |
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http://glutter.typepad.com/glutter/2004/09/i_heart_cantone.html
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| | About Cantonese Opera |
| | This movement is used in many other more complex moves and is one of the moves that is taught first to beginners is opera. | | | There is also another type of face painting which is always associated with Chinese opera. | | | Traditional Chinese instruments such as the er wu (yee wu), butterfly harp, pay-paa, flute, and percussion, to say the least, make up the Cantonese Opera orchestra. |
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http://www.pearlmagik.com/bayareacantoneseopera/aboutopera.htm
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| | A Niche of Our Own (Story of ABC's in Cantonese Opera |
| | "I started out watching the Peking opera (another opera form), with the percussion and the pheasant feathers." Indeed, because the fighting draws from martial arts, ABCs tend to be drawn to that first because many grew up watching martial arts movies or have learned martial arts. | | | For me, it was an acquired taste," Erick said of his initial reaction to opera. | | | "I like Chinese opera because it's musical and artistic. |
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http://us_asians.tripod.com/articles-opera-abc.html
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| | Library of Congress Celebrates Cantonese Opera Tradition |
| | Beyond entertainment, the operas educate people about many facets and levels of the Chinese language, belief system, society, arts and history. | | | Six distinct roles make up the entire cast: (1) wen wu sheng or young fighting general; (2) xiao sheng or young scholar; (3) hua dan or young female; (4) er hua or supporting female; (5) chou sheng or clown; and (6) wu sheng or acrobatic performer. | | | WHAT: Slide lecture on the Cantonese opera tradition, with performances by members of Sing Ping Music Association |
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http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1997/97-178.html
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| | The Red Bean Cantonese Opera House |
| | Its focus is to bring Cantonese Opera and other Chinese art forms to audiences, and making it more accessible to all. | | | Stacey has found her own niche in Chinese Opera, allowing her to thrive off her differences while sharing them with the general public. | | | “I enjoy the versatility and artistic expression of Chinese Opera. |
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http://redbeancantoneseopera.com/about/profile.html?id=61
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| | Cantonese Opera - Wong Chi Ming's Mother's Day Performance |
| | He was instrumental in the modernization of Cantonese Opera. | | | A winner of many opera prizes in Guangdong, Mr. | | | To be held on Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 12:30 PM, the Mother¡¦s Day performance at the Chinese Culture Center will recreate the traditional atmosphere of a Cantonese Opera theatre, with live musicians and performers. |
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http://www.c-c-c.org/act/2002/opera.html
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| | WONG WAI KUAN |
| | A "wenwusheng" from China's Shenzhen Cantonese Opera Troupe, Wong Wai Kuan (Huang Wei Kun) is a talented artiste who is well known for his mellifluous singing. | | | Wong has played the leading role in many operas, and has won in many competitions, which includes the Guangdong Province Art Festival, Hundred Flowers Award and the Advance Culture Worker Award on the provincial and city level. | | | VCDs The Shenzhen Cantonese Opera Troupe Female Role Cantonese Opera Troupes |
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http://wongwaikuan.tripod.com
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| | The Red Bean Cantonese Opera House |
| | Red Bean Cantonese Opera House is committed to preserving and promoting the traditional art of Cantonese Opera through the teaching and guidance of the Master Jing Liang. | | | Red Bean Cantonese Opera House currently has about 29 active members who are opera enthusiasts, and active in opera singing and stage performances. | | | Red Bean Cantonese Opera House was first established in 1996 by Master Jing Liang and was later re-organized and moved to our new location in 2000. |
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http://redbeancantoneseopera.com/about/index.html
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| | First Cantonese Opera Day launched in HK - Culture & Life - Culture & Education - Newsgd |
| | To celebrate the opera day, the Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong performed two Cantonese operas while famous artists conducted a sing-along session. | | | Other participants included students of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, numerous Cantonese Opera troupes and operatic organizations plus budding artists from 13 groups taking part in the District Cantonese Opera Parade. | | | Members of the audience were also presented with a number of activities relating to the opera, including badge making, an autograph session, a stage make-up and dress-up demonstration, a name-guessing game, a mask puzzle game and a Cantonese Opera exhibition. |
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http://www.newsgd.com/culture/life/200312030046.htm
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| | An Exhibition of Eight Decades of Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong (1920 - 2000) in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary ... |
| | The exhibition is open to the public only on the Sundays of March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2002. | | | Exhibits displayed are from the Music Department Sit Gwoksin Collection (Á§Ä±¥ýÂë~), Yam and Bak Collections (¥ô¼C½÷¤Î¥Õ³·¥PÂë~), materials from ritual performances of Cantonese opera in Hong Kong, and books from the Library. | | | An Exhibition of Eight Decades of Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong (1920 - 2000) in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Chung Chi College |
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http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/uli/uls/newsletter/is18/is18-3.htm
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| | Cantonese Opera - SF Station Event Listing |
| | Chinese performing arts scholar Dr. William Hu will lecture on the colorful and rich history of Cantonese opera in San Francisco, in conjunction with the exhibit “Painted Men: Chinese Opera Backstage” at the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. | | | At the same time, the art form shifted to accommodate its new audience, including female actors and serving as a “newspaper from home” for Chinese immigrants. | | | Performed continuously since the mid 19th century to both Chinese American and non-Chinese American audiences, Cantonese opera introduced Chinese culture to a Western audience. |
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http://www.sfstation.com/event.php?eventId=4025
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| | Cantonese Opera Troupes in Singapore |
| | Its performances are infrequent, with perhaps one full-length opera a year. | | | This opera troupe was formed by Tham Fung Meng in 1998. | | | Besides performing opera exerpts at various venues throughout the year and running its own opera teahouse, it has been putting up at least one full-length opera performance a year for the past several years. |
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| | DiscoverHongKong - Heritage - Cultural Kaleidoscope - Cantonese Opera Appreciation Class |
| | Cantonese opera is a highly respected art form that blends Chinese legend, music and drama into an exciting performance style, rich in symbolic meaning. | | | This class guides you through the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall and its numerous displays, so that you can develop a better understanding of this unique art form. | | | Visitors will be able to view the elaborate costumes worn by performers and attend a live operatic performance by a local troupe. |
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http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/heritage/ck/he_ckto_oper.jhtml
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| | Cantonese Opera Hoped To Be Part of World Heritage--News |
| | It was announced at a seminar at the end of last year that the Ministry of Culture will require each of the seven professional Kunqu theaters to give 20 free public performances at colleges annually. | | | Cantonese Opera Hoped To Be Part of World Heritage--News | | | Veteran Cantonese opera performer Chan Kim-sing, chairman of the Chinese Artist‘s Association of Hong Kong, said she hoped the bid would be successful as the opera represented a part of the city‘s culture. |
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http://english.china.com/zh_cn/culture_history/news/11020710/20050228/12136766.html
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| | East Asian Art & Archaeology - Newsletter |
| | The exhibits mainly comprise ancient Chinese bronzes, ceramics and pottery from different dynasties, while there is also an exhibition of Tibetan Buddha statues and paintings in the gallery, which thus offers a rare chance to see many example of outstanding Chinese art. | | | Cantonese opera is the performing art typical of Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces; it is also hugely popular in Hong Kong and Cantonese communities overseas. | | | The permanent exhibition in the Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall reconstructs a shed theatre setting with a typical backstage display, allowing visitors a closer insight at this unique art. |
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http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/NEAAA/issue70/members/exhibitions/articles/asia/70china_16.html
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| | Send a Free E-Postcard Chinese Opera Abbeville Press |
| | The postcard will bring your friend to the Chinese Opera website so that they can discover this special book. | | | Share this site with a friend by sending an electronic postcard illustrated with a photograph from Chinese Opera. | | | Browse the entire Abbeville catalog for more cover images to send as e-postcards! |
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http://www.abbeville.com/chineseopera/postcard-form.asp
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| | Kakiseni.com - Singapore International Cantonese Opera Festival 2004 |
| | The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. | | | He will lead the Orchestra with his gaohu and his violin. | | | Music Composer cum Conductor Mr Bu Can Rong is China's most sought after Cantonese Music Maestro. |
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http://www.kakiseni.com.my/events/elsewhere/NTgzMg.html
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| | Cantonese Opera actor Kwan Tak Hing |
| | Chinese Opera Club, S.F. © 2005 San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum | | | Cantonese Opera actor Kwan Tak Hing plays a cowboy and dances the flamenco in the 1930s. |
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| | Cantonese opera diva sings for Malaysian charities |
| | Her real name is Kwan Kin Lim and Hoong Sin Looi (Red Thread Girl) was a stage name given to her by her teacher. | | | PETALING JAYA -- Legendary Cantonese opera actress Hoong Sin Looi displayed her superb talent and showmanship during a charity show here. | | | Ms Hoong, 73, was possibly one of the most famous fah tan (Chinese opera stars) in China and Hongkong way back in the 1950s. |
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http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/55/413.html
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| | Cantonese Opera - GODDESS OF LUO |
| | Chinese Opera Teahouse (Tue - Sun: noon - 5 pm) | | | Victoria Concert Hall (Mon - Sat -10 am - 6 pm, closed on Sun and public holidays) |
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http://www.ctcopera.com.sg/god-luo.html
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| | Hong Kong Singing lessons, voice teachers, classical singers, vocalists, Cantonese Opera, Chinese opera |
| | Hong Kong Singing lessons, voice teachers, classical singers, vocalists, Cantonese Opera, Chinese opera | | | Singing, speech and drama taught by professional opera singer. | | | Katterwall runs Kassia Women's Choir, youth choirs, workshops, HK Catch Club as well as offering vocal and music theory lessons. |
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http://www.vocalist.org/regional/hongkong.html
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| | Opera artistes |
| | *cantonopera.tripod.com (comprehensive website about Cantonese opera artistes and coming performances) | | | Welcome Cantonese opera fans to view the photos of | | | Members are welcomed to discuss any Cantonese opera topics. |
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http://groups.msn.com/Operaartistes
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