The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday that the China National Peking Opera Company will return to the city to give two performances, “popular operatic pieces of epic dimensions”, at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium on December 17 and 18 to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.
According to the statement, the two performances will be held under the auspices of the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) in conjunction with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Beijing and the local Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture.
The statement said that the performances will comprise “The Unofficial Biography of Taizhen”, a Tang Dynasty tale about the love story of Emperor Ming and his concubine Yang Yuhuan, as well as “Mu Guiying Taking Command”, which portrays the rise of a national heroine who led the troops against Western Xia’s invading army.
The performances aim to display the diversity and development of traditional Chinese opera and allow performing arts aficionados to explore a wide range of theatrical forms, the statement underlined.
The statement said that the “The Unofficial Biography of Taizhen” is slated to be staged on December 17 while “Mu Guiying Taking Command” will be performed on December 18.
Tickets will be available for sale from October 31 at CCM’s box office and Macau Ticketing Network outlets, which are priced at 100 patacas, 150 patacas, and 200 patacas and are available at various discounts.
The statement emphasised that the bureau will follow the relevant pandemic prevention measures, requiring patrons to wear a facemask, undergo temperature checks and present a valid Macau Health Code. Further information can be found at www.ccm.gov.mo or by calling 2870 0699, the statement added.
Macau celebrates the 22nd anniversary of its return to the motherland on December 20.
Portugal handed back Macau to Chinese administration at midnight on December 19, 1999. The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) was established on December 20, 1999.
This poster provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) promotes the two Peking Opera performances slated to take place at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) on December 17 and 18 respectively to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.
