Boasting a masterful blend of suspense, humour, and tenderness, The Daughter of the Horse-trader is one of Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe’s most iconic productions. The poignant story, based on the eponymous Ming dynasty novel, follows the trials of a humble merchant’s family, cast adrift by fate yet bound together by unshakable love and loyalty. Through […]

When your lioness roars in wrathful ire, do you stand and spar, or… just sleep it off? A witty and relatable tale of marital strife, The Outburst of a Shrew is a rare comedic gem in the Kunqu opera repertoire. Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe’s classic adaptation condenses the traditional thirty-scene epic down to just four […]

Tracing the boundary-defying romance between a scholar and a nun, The Story of the Jade Hairpin is an ode to youth, love and freedom, and a staple in the traditional Kunqu repertoire since the Ming dynasty. Over the centuries, this beloved classic about two fearless young lovers has inspired countless interpretations – among them, the […]

Boomabliss Cantonese Opera Troupe will present the Cantonese Opera Battle at Wancheng at Xiqu Centre, on 1 November 2025. The main casts are Law Ka-ying, Liza Wang, Wang Zhi-liang, Sun Kim-long, Liu Kwok-sum, Wan Yuk-yu, Lui Hung-kwong, Chan Ka-ming and Hong Hai. The show will be performed in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Duration: […]

Toh Lai-neung, a sixteen-year-old maiden, dreams of scholar Lau Mung-mui while napping in the Peony Pavilion during a garden outing with her maid. After waking up, Lai-neung falls gravely ill. Before her death, she paints a self-portrait. Her father Prefect Toh Po enshrines the portrait at Plum Blossom Nunnery. Three years later, Mung-mui discovers the […]

The Butterfly Lovers is a classic Chinese legend with countless stage and screen adaptations. Adding to its enduring legacy is an award-winning production by the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe that retells the tragic romance with a modern sensibility. Premiering in 2006 as part of the centennial celebration of Yue opera after seven years of development, The […]

In 1983, one year before its official establishment, the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe visited Hong Kong and created a headline-making cultural event by staging Birthday Celebration by Five Daughters. The following year, the now fully-fledged troupe toured the same opera within Zhejiang Province to wide acclaim and an eponymous screen adaption was subsequently released nationwide. Ever since […]

The award-winning, all-female cast of the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe returns to Hong Kong with a special anniversary performance. Marking 40 years of ground-breaking productions, the much-anticipated triple-bill, coming to the Xiqu Centre stage in April 2025, features artistic direction by three-time Plum Blossom Award-winner Mao Weitao, a renowned Yue opera artist famed for […]

Mao Weitao, a three-time winner of the China Theatre Plum Blossom Award returns to the Hong Kong stage after 10 years, headlining the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe’s latest Yue opera production, Su Shi. The brand new work is a stage adaptation of the life of Song dynasty scholar Su Shi, one of the most celebrated […]