天姬送子 Seven Fairies

I was reading this post about Chinese opera performed at temples in Singapore. This is to show our appreciation to the Gods for their help and protection (新加坡酬神戏的特色---扮仙). One characteristic of these street opera is that there is a compulsory excerpt in which the artistes portray themselves as fairies or gods, for example 八仙祝寿, 福禄寿三仙.

An excerpt also about fairies that is usually performed at cantonese street opera in Singapore is The Seven Fairies deliver a Baby to Earth.

Here is an article explaining why the opera 天姬送子 is performed at street operas. The writer also says why he likes the show. He was referring to shows in Hong Kong. The sheng in the picture is Wun Yook Yu. I don't know who the dan is.


天姬 and 仙姬, tian ji and xian ji

Tian ji refers to the seven fairies, daughters of the Jade Emperor.
Xian Ji means fairy. It is also the name of the 7th Fairy.
Each of the 7 fairies has her own name. Ji is the last word of their names.