As part of the ongoing 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Chinese Theatre Cultural Festival, three Huangmei operas* will be staged between today and Tuesday next week, two at the Venetian Theatre in Cotai and one in a school in Hengqin, organisers announced in a press conference yesterday.
The press conference was held at The Londoner Macao resort in Cotai.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Chinese Theatre Cultural Festival was launched in Macau in 2020.
This year is the festival’s fifth edition.
Since its inception, various plays and events of the festival have been concurrently held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, with Macau always being the main venue.
According to yesterday’s press conference, the first Huangmei opera (徽州女人) will be staged in Venetian Theatre at 7:30 p.m. today, while the second opera (徽州往事) will be performed in the same theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. The third opera (女駙馬) will be staged at the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin First Middle School at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The ongoing Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Chinese Theatre Cultural Festival is jointly organised by the China Theatre Association, the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), and Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Authority.
* Huangmei opera (黃梅戲) is a major Chinese folk opera originating from Huangmei County in Hubei Province, but popularised in Anhui Province. Known for its lyrical melodies and simple, expressive storytelling, it ranks among China’s five major operas, alongside with Peking, Yue, Ping, and Yu opera. – DeepSeek
Li Ping, a vice-president of the Anhui Zaifen Huangmei Opera Art Theatre (from left to right), Kou Calvino, president of local Macao and Luso Cultural Group Company Limited, Han Zaifen, a vice-president of the China Theatre Association, and Pan Wei, also a vice-president of the Anhui Zaifen Huangmei Opera Art Theatre, address yesterday’s press conference at The Londoner Macao resort in Cotai. – Photo: Tony Wong
