# Cantonese opera

Cantonese opera

opera genre| Yaɣ sheli | Chinese opera  |
| Tingbani shɛli din yina | China  |
| Intangible cultural heritage status | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity  |
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**Cantonese opera** nyɛla Chinese opera nima pubu puuni yini, ka di pili southern China Guangdong tiŋgbani yaɣili. Di nyɛla din mali yuli Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau n-ti pahi Chinese tiŋ'si din be Southeast Asia. Kamani Chinese opera yaɣa zaa, di nyɛla Chinese kali tuma balishɛli, ka niŋdi ni binkumda, yila, "martial arts", "acrobatics", n-ti pahi kpɛrigu kpɛribu.

## Taarihi

Nangbankpeeni beni zaŋ chaŋ Cantonese opera ni pili luɣ'shɛli, amaa sokam saɣiti ni opera daa yila northern China yaɣili na ka naan yi ti kpe Guangdong south polo 13th century bahigu ha, Southern Song dynasty naabu ni ha. 12th century ni, shɛli daa beni ka bɛ booni li Nanxi bee "Southern drama", ka bɛ daa dɛmdi li Hangzhou tiyaata nima ni, din daa na nyɛ Southern Song tiŋ'zuɣu lala saha ŋɔ. Mongol linjimanima ni daa kpe ni, Emperor Gong din be Song dynasty daa kɔŋ la Song ninvuɣi tuhi kɔbisi ban daa yi n labi Guangdong yuuni 1276. Bɛ ni shɛba n daa nyɛ Nanxi deendɛmdiba ban daa yina Zhejiang, ban daa ʒi Nanxi n chaŋ Guangdong ka sɔŋ lɛbigi opera nima din niŋdi zuŋɔ ŋɔ, kamani *Tai Nui Fa* din daa pili Ming Dynasty ni *The Purple Hairpin* din daa pili Yuan Dynasty, ka di sabbu nima mini di yɛltɔɣa nyɛ Cantonese. Zaŋ kana 20th century paɣaba ni daa tumdi shɛli zaa daa lɛbila dobba tuma.

Hand coloured photo of a Cantonese Opera Male Dan performer as Hau Mulan in 1927, Hong Kong
## Notable people

### Major Cantonese Opera artists

Ban dɛmdi Cantonese Opera (Steeji) yiliyiiniba shɛba n-nyɛ:

| English Name | Chinese | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bak Sheut Sin | 白雪仙 |  |
| Wong Chin Sui | 黃千歲 | HKMDB |
| Mak Bing-wing | 麥炳榮 |  |
| Sun Ma Sze Tsang | 新馬師曾 |  |
| Kwan Tak Hing | 關德興 |
| Luo Pinchao | 羅品超 |  |
| Chan Kam-Tong | 陳錦棠(武狀元) |  |
| Yam Bing-yee | 任冰兒 (二幫王) |  |
| Lee Heung Kam | 李香琴 |  |
| Lam Kar Sing | 林家聲(薛腔) |  |
| Ho Fei FanIMDb | 何非凡(凡腔) |  |
| Tang Bik-wan | 鄧碧雲(萬能旦后) |  |
| Leung Sing Poh | 梁醒波(丑生王) |  |
| Lang Chi Bak | 靚次伯(武生王) |  |
| Tam Lan-Hing | 譚蘭卿(丑旦) |  |
| Au Yeung KimIMDb | 歐陽儉 |  |

* Kai Tak Amusement Park nurtured generation.Tɛmplet:Huh

Siyaasa ni daabiligu yɛltɔɣa nyɛla din zaŋ muɣisigu na Cantonese Opera din be Hong Kong ni. 1960s piligu ni, ninvuɣi yino ŋun daa niŋdi ʒingama daabiligu daa mɛla lala duu ŋɔ ni niriba tooi dɛmdi ni , lala n lahi nyɛli (zaŋ ku bukaata ni) zaŋ na hali ni zuŋɔ Yau Ma Tei Theatre ni, luɣ'shɛli ban na bɔhindi yila ni yan tooi deei baŋsim din yɛn dɛm steeji zuɣu. Ban daa paɣi neei bɛ suhuri ka lihiri lala Amusement Park Theatre ŋɔ zuɣu daa nyɛla veteran deendɛmda Chan Kam Tong mini o paɣa ni ban pahi pahi.

| English Name | Chinese | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Man Chin Sui\* | 文千歲 |  |
| Yuen Siu Fai\* | 阮兆輝 |  |
| Wong Chiu Kwan\* | 王超群 |  |
| Yan Fei Yin\* | 尹飛燕 |  |
| Ng May Ying\* | 吴美英 |  |
| Nan Feng\* | 南凤 |  |
| Law Kar-ying\* | 羅家英 |  |
| Leung Hon-wai\* | 梁漢威 |  |

### Toondaan paɣaba

Yuya din doli ŋɔ na nyɛla Cantonese opera deendɛmdiba ban nyɛ paɣaba ka bɛ mi ka bɛ tumdi paɣaba tuma (Chinese: 文武全才旦后):

| Actress Name | Chinese | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fung Wong-Nui | 鳳凰女 | Started performing Cantonese opera at age 13. |
| Law Yim-hing | 羅艷卿 | Started training on Cantonese opera at age 10. |
| Yu Lai-Zhen | 余麗珍 | Started performing Cantonese opera at age 16.

 hkmdb |
| Ng Kwun Lai | 吳君麗 |  |
| Chan Ho-Kau | 陳好逑 |  |
| Chan Yim Nung | 陳艷儂 | IMDb HKMDB |

### Female Vocal Styles

Yuya din doli ŋɔ na nyɛla Cantonese opera deendɛmdiba ban nyɛ paɣaba ka niŋdi bɛ kukoya(著名旦腔):

| Actress Name | Chinese | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sheung Hoi-Mui | 上海妹(妹腔) | IMDb, HKMDB |
| Lee Suet-Fong | 李雪芳(祭塔腔) | IMDb
HKMDB  |
| Hung Sin Nui | 紅線女(紅腔) |  |
| Fong Yim Fun | 芳艷芬(芳腔) | Fong-style or the Fong tone. HKMDB |
| Lee Bo-Ying | 李寶瑩(芳腔) | IMDb HKMDB |

### The Male Leads

Yuya ŋɔ nyɛla Cantonese opera deendɛmdiba ban nyɛ paɣaba ka bɛ yuya du dunia zaa ka bɛ yiini yila ka tooi tumdi dobba tuma. Bɛ yino kam niŋ la yuun gbaliŋ steeji zuɣu, ka tooi wumsi niriba o maŋmaŋa.(著名女文武生):

| Actress Name | Chinese | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yam Kim Fai | 任劍輝(任腔) | Last on stage in 1969.(40 years) |
| Loong Kim Sang | 龍劍笙(任腔) | First time on stage in 1961.(60 years) |
| Koi Ming Fai | 蓋鳴暉 | Finished training in 1980s. (30 years) |
| Lau Wai Ming | 劉惠鳴 | Finished training in 1980s. (30 years) |
| Cecelia Lee Fung-Sing | 李鳳聲 |  *Not notable* |

### Great Male Vocals

Din bɔŋɔ nyɛla Cantonese opera paɣaba ban yiini yila ka sokam mi ba "Four Great Male Vocals" (平喉四大天王):

| Actress Name | Chinese | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tsuih Lau Seen | 徐柳仙(仙腔) | IMDb HKMDB |
| Siu Meng Sing | 小明星(星腔) | IMDb HKMDB |
| Cheung Yuet Yee | 張月兒 | IMDb HKMDB |
| Cheung Waih Fong | 張惠芳 |  |

### Four Super Stars

Di bɔŋɔ nyɛla Cantonese opera deendɛmdi shɛba bɛ ni booni "Four Super Stars" (四大天王):

| Actor Name | Chinese |
| --- | --- |
| Sit Gok SinIMDb1IMDb2 | 薛覺先(薛腔)HKMDB |
| Ma Sze TsangIMDb1IMDb2 | 馬師曾HKMDB |
| Kwai Ming YeungIMDb | 桂名揚HKMDB |
| Bak Yuk TongIMDb1IMDb2 | 白玉堂HKMDB |

### Four Super Clowns

Din bɔŋɔ nyɛla Cantonese opera deendɛmdiba ban nyɛ dobba ka bɛ booni ba "Four Super Clowns" (Cau) (四大名丑):

| Actor Name | Chinese |
| --- | --- |
| Boon Yat OnIMDb | 半日安HKMDB |
| Lee Hoi-Chuen | 李海泉 |
| Liu Hap WaiIMDb | 廖俠懷HKMDB |
| Ye FunuoIMDb | 葉弗弱HKMDB |

Fong Yim Fun performing outside the realm of Cantonese opera in 1953
## Lihi pahi

* Cantopop
* Red Boat Opera Company
* Music of China
* Music of Hong Kong
* Culture of Hong Kong
* Hong Kong Heritage Museum
* Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong

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