Lou Mee Wah seldom peforms. Last year she had only two performances, one of which was a full-length opera. Her full-length operas often take a long time in the making. Watching Emperor Shun Zhi we could see that a lot of effort and time has been put in. I think even those doing minor roles like guards and maids must have spent long hours practising and rehearsing.
Beside Lou Mee Wah, other veteran artistes are Christopher Choo, Chan Mei Yin and Ellen Li. Other than Gordon Choy and the artistes doing the action roles, most of the others are Lou's pupils. I was a little surprised that Leong Sau Fong played the role of huang tai hou, the emperor's mother. I thought she was a bit too young for that.
This is Chung Lai Yong playing the role of Dong E Fei, the Emperor's favourite concubine. This was the first time I watched her doing the lead female role in a full-length opera. I would say she did very well.
The beauty and the bearded. The bearded man is Christopher Choo
2 comments:
Fr
You are absolute right. It was an excellent local opera.
I watched both nites of the show. It was indeed a very good local production. Kudos to the lead actor Ms Lou in leading the troupe. Much time & perspiration have been shed for this show without doubt.
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