De Ling and the Empress Dowager Ci Xi
24/5 (Tuesday)
7:30pm
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP 300, 200, 100
De Ling and the Empress Dowager Ci Xi is a large-scale opera set against the background of the late Qing Dynasty, adapted from a drama by He Jiping. This meticulous and innovative production by the Hong Kong Chinese opera company Art of Cantonese Opera highlights unpredictable aspects of the court and vividly contrasts the innocence and honesty of De Ling with the heartless cruelty of Ci Xi, tracing little known aspects of imperial life and drawing attention to the magnificent but tragic Forbidden City.
De Ling and the Empress Dowager Ci Xi caused a public sensation when it premiered in Hong Kong in 1998, and it continued to attract great attention when re-staged in 2001 and 2006. The current version, meticulously adapted by renowned Hong Kong director Law Kar-Ying, was presented to the public in 2010. Starring Liza Wang and many other mainstays of the Cantonese Opera circle, this production is eagerly anticipated!
Artistic Director: Danny Li
Producer: Liza Wang
Director and Screenplay Adaptation: Law Kar-Ying
Main Characters and Cast:
Ci Xi: Liza Wang
Rong Lu: Law Kar-Ying
Li Lianying: Yuen Siu-Fai
Yu Geng: Sun Kim Long
Guang Xu: Leung Siu-Ming
Lung Yu: Chan Wing-Yi
Eunuch Wang: Lui Hung Gwong
Madam Yu Geng: Li Fung
De Ling: Dianna Tse/ Li Pui-Yan
Rong Ling: Hong Wah
Surtitles in Chinese/ Abridged surtitles in Portuguese
Duration: approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes, including one interval
