47th Orchestral Season

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Yan Huichang

Yan Huichang
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Lee Xiao-Pin
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Jin Fuzai
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Shih Ju-fang
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Zhang Jun
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Guan Dongtian
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Shan Wen
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Li Hongliang

47th Orchestral Season Opening Concert
The Palace of Eternal Life on a Moonlit Night

Broad General Holding Limited Proudly Supports

Date and Time
15-16/9/2023 (Fri, Sat) 7:30pm
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre
Ticket Fee
$500, $450, $350, $280
Conductor
Yan Huichang
Performed by
Director: Lee Xiao-Pin
Music: Jin Fuzai
Playwright: Shih Ju-fang

Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty: Zhang Jun
Li Guinian: Guan Dongtian
Lady Yang, the Imperial Concubine: Shan Wen
Gao Lishi: Li Hongliang

Set Designer: Hui Chen
Lighting Designer: Che Ko-Chien (Dennis)
Projection Designer: Ethan Wang
Costume Designer: Keith Bing Hao Lin

Joint performance: Jiangsu Province Performing Arts Group Kunju Theatre
Special acknowledgement: Shanghai Traditional Opera School Affiliated to Shanghai Theatre Academy
Taking inspiration from the tragic love story of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty and his beloved consort, Lady Yang, this production explores the

interactive dynamic between music and drama, as well as between actors and the orchestra. The HKCO is bringing together artists from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong to step into the opulent ambiance of the imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty. 


This is yet another reprisal of the collaboration between the HKCO and Zhang Jun, the “Prince of Kunqu”, after the critically acclaimed debut of The Palace of Eternal Life in 2018. The amalgamation of Kunqu opera and Chinese orchestral music is the key to high drama and romance, in this new, reimagined theatrical production titled The Palace of Eternal Life on a Moonlit Night.
Programmes

1. Prelude to The Palace of Eternal Life


2. The Emperor and His Lady’s Love Pledge


3. Stealing the Tune


4. The Rainbow Feather Dress


5. She Wears Clouds as Clothes


6. Soldiers’ Rebellion at Maweipo


7. Li Guinian Sings The Liuzhuan


8. Describing and Inscribing the Portrait


9. The Emperor Weeps on Seeing the Statue


10. Recalling the Secret Pledge


11. The Fairy of the Northern Waters


12. The Milky Way Divides


13. Li Guinian Sings The Jiuzhuan


14. Lyrics of the Utopian Flowers


15. The Spirit of the Lovers Ascend Heaven

The concert runs approximately 85 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.

【Pre-Concert Talk】

Date：16/9/2023 (Sat)

Time：6:15-7:15pm

Location：Lobby, 3/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

Capacity：100 (First-come-first-serve)

Free of charge


Registration：https://forms.gle/KNuqJsaTgmH1XDXy8

Deadline：13/9/2023

Inquiry：WhatsApp 9060 9967

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