The answers given by the two anonymous persons, whom I think are very dedicated Cantonese opera fans, are correct.
1 - Law Ka Yeng, 2 - Wun Fei Yin.
The mid 80s to the 2000s were the golden years for China's Cantonese opera troupes in Singapore. The first Cantonese opera troupe from China came in 1980.
It was the China's Guangdong Cantonese Opera Troupe.
From the mid 80s more and more troupes from China came to Singapore. On the other hand, troupes from HK became fewer and fewer. The China troupes were also well-received. So, Singapore became a popular destination for China troupes. The popular performance venue was Kreta Ayer People's Theatre.
Some of the troupes came several times during these years. The Foshan Cantonese Opera Troupe came 4 times and holds the record of performing to a full-house theatre for 28 nights in 1991.
Below are some souvenir magazines of performances by China troupes or artistes in the 90s and in 2000s. Most of them were engaged by the Kreta Ayer People's Theatre Foundation.
Foshan Cantonese Opera Troupe (1993) ...
Guangzhou Cantonese Opera First Troupe (1995) ...
Foshan Cantonese Opera Troupe (1998) ...
Zhuhai Cantonese Opera Troupe (1999) ...
The best of China's Cantonese opera artistes to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Kreta Ayer People's Theatre in 2000.
Zhao Qing Cantonese Opera Troupe (2001) ...
Shenzhen Cantonese Opera Troupe (2002) ...
Zhanjiang Cantonese Opera Troupe (2003) ...
Golden Blossom Cantonese Opera Troupe (2005) - the only troupe from Hong Kong ...
Guangdong Cantonese Opera First Troupe (2005) ...
Hong Dou Cantonese Opera Troupe (2007) ...
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