Artists from the Zhejiang Wuju Opera Art Troupe stage a performance in Hong Kong on July 23. [Photo/Jinhua Daily]
An art troupe from Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province, performed traditional Wuju Opera in Hong Kong on July 23 as part of the 2023 China Opera Festival.
Artists staged three performances for the Hong Kong audience, drawing warm cheers and applause.
Yao Jianzhong, a Shanghai native who has lived in Hong Kong for more than 60 years, said the performances are the best he has ever watched, and expressed the hope that he can travel to Jinhua to see more opera performances.
Artists from the Zhejiang Wuju Opera Art Troupe stage a performance in Hong Kong on July 23. [Photo/Jinhua Daily]
He Ziyuan, director of the Kreta Ayer People's Theatre Foundation in Singapore, noted the artists' performing skills impressed her most and that Wuju Opera is popular among Singaporean residents, and also delivered an invitation to the art troupe.
Wuju Opera is a special type of opera local to the city of Jinhua and its neighboring areas in Zhejiang. The opera was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008, and is playing a significant role in strengthening the province's cultural exchanges.
Artists from the Zhejiang Wuju Opera Art Troupe stage a performance in Hong Kong on July 23. [Photo/Jinhua Daily]
