The Unexpected Rendezvous [Cat. 3 Tickets] | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-17T13:41:17+08:00PeatixChinese Theatre CircleThe Unexpected Rendezvous [Cat. 3 Tickets]tag:peatix.com,2014:event-239742014-01-04T19:30:00SGT2014-01-04T19:30:00SGT***************************************** TICKET INFORMATION *****************************************Ticket Categories (please refer to the seating plan for the location of the categories)Category 1 - $50.00Category 2 - $30.00 Category 3 - $20.00 (this category)Category 4 - $10.0020% discount for PAssion Card holders, please enter your PAssion password when purchasing to enjoy the discount.20% discount for Senior CitizensSeating will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.This event is presented in Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitlesFor any enquiries on this event, please feel free to contact us via email at ctc@botempus.com or call us at +65 6100 2684.******************************************** EVENT SYPNOSIS ********************************************This opera is based on a Hong Kong script slightly modified by Leslie
Wong, CTC’s playwright. It is directed by Joanna Wong, CTC’s Artistic
Director. The production is an collaborative effort between CTC and the
Kreta Ayer Community Club Cantonese Opera Group.
The opera is set in the Ming Dynasty in China (AD 1368 – 1644). It
centres on the romance between the son Yi Hong Ji and daughter Yim Yu
Ying of two enemy families. Yi is a poor scholar while Yim is the
daughter of the Prime Minister. Enmity brewed between the two families
following the Prime Minister’s father Yim Xiong purging the Yi family
over a fabricated case resulting in Hong Ji’s father being killed and
the Yi family devastated.
It so happens that Yi Hong Ji, on his way to sit the Imperial
Examination, meets Yim Yu Ying in a temple. Yu Ying is impressed by Yi’s
mien, but she does not disclose her identity. To comply with
traditional practice, Yi Hong Ji calls on the Prime Minister’s residence
to pay his respect. Realising that the visitor is a descendant of his
enemy family, the Prime Minister Yim Si Fan, plots to kill him by
extending him hospitality but assigning an assassin to kill him in the
middle of the night. Yim Yu Ying comes to know of her father’s intention
and pleads with the assassin to spare Yi Hong Ji.
Shortly after Yi left Yim, the Emperor hands down an Imperial decree to
persecute the Yim household for the crime perpetrated by the Prime
Minister’s father. Yu Ying’s maid disguised herself as Yu Ying so that
Yu Ying could escape the dragnet.
After a series of misfortunes, Yi Hong Ji is finally reunited with Yim
Yu Ying when he excels as the top scholar in the Imperial Examination
and is appointed to high office by the Emperor. Since Yim Si Fan is not
responsible for the wicked deeds carried out by his father in the
previous generation, Yi Hong Ji decides that animosity between the two
families should cease. Yi Hong Ji and Yim Yu Ying tie the nuptial knot
and live happily ever after.
Leading the cast will be Chan Mei Yin of Kreta Ayer CC as lead actor
assuming the role of Yi Hong Ji, and Chan Mei Leng of CTC as lead
actress taking on the role of Yim Yu Ying. This pair of sisters have
been nurtured and groomed by Joanna Wong for at least ten years to take
centrestage. This is the first time they do so in a full length opera.
Assisting them are Ian Kwok of CTC and Fan Lai May of Kreta Ayer both of
whom are also being nurtured and groomed by Joanna Wong to take
centrestage later on.
The objectives of CTC are firstly to feature new talents; secondly, to
make Cantonese Opera relevant in our modern society; thirdly to set an
example for other groups to emulate; fourthly, to secure a wider
outreach by working with other grassroots organizations; fifthly, to
present quality Chinese Opera performances for the public. Subtitles in
both Chinese and English will be used to help the audience, comprising
people from all walks of life, to understand and appreciate the opera.
This event is presented in Cantonese.