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Events – Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2023

Esplanade Presents

Theatre

Admiring Lanterns – A Children’s Teochew Opera Performance

Nam Hwa Opera (Singapore)

28 Jan 2023, Sat, 2.30pm & 3.30pm

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30mins

(Intermission: None)

Esplanade Concourse (28 Jan) & Online

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Synopsis

See the young talents of Nam Hwa Opera show off their skills in this showcase! An excerpt from the popular story Chen San & Wu-niang, Admiring Lanterns tells the story of how the two lovers met each other. Chen-San attended the Yuan-xiao lantern festival at Chaozhou and met Wu-niang by coincidence. Love blossomed between the two. Wu-niang subsequently met the wealthy Lin Da. She disliked his uncouth, frivolous personality. However, Lin Da was enchanted by the beauty of Wu-niang and conspired with Zhuo Er to marry her.

Advisory:

Mask-wearing is optional. However, audiences are encouraged to continue to exercise responsibility and caution, such as wearing masks when in crowded places.

Language: Teochew
Surtitle Language: Chinese and English
Things to Note:
Accessibility Advisory: We provide a range of access services and relaxed performances for patrons with access needs. For wheelchair-accessible seats, please call Esplanade Customer Experience at 6828 8377 for assistance. Concessions for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and up to one accompanying companion are available. | View our accessibility guide
Artist Information

Nam Hwa Opera

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Founded in 1963 by avid fans of Teochew Opera, Nam Hwa Opera (NHO) has grown into one of Singapore’s most prominent and prolific Teochew opera companies, with a mission to preserve, develop and promote traditional Teochew opera as part of Singapore’s rich heritage.

 

In 2020, NHO was conferred the inaugural The Stewards of Intangible Cultural Heritage Award by the National Heritage Board. In 2022, Guangdong Chao Opera Theatre from China invited NHO to jointly establish the Guangdong Chao Opera Institute Singapore Teochew Opera Heritage Centre.

 

NHO is also home to the Nam Hwa Teochew Music Ensemble and the Yeo Khee Lim Teochew Culture Research Centre.

Date & Time

Livestream

On Demand

28 Jan 2023, Sat

2.30pm

Esplanade Concourse

3.30pm

Esplanade Concourse

3.30pm

Online

28 Jan – 19 Feb 2023

Online

On demand viewing available after the livestream. Available until 19 Feb, 11.59pm

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