Utopia's Floral Princess Trailer: Click here to watch

There is probably no other example than Floral Princess among Canto-operas: its theme song A Fragrant Death has become a household tune, representative of the popular culture of a particular time and place......

The sad and beautiful story of Princess Coeng-ping uses the final turbulent days of Ming dynasty in 1644 as its backdrop -- her capital city falls but she survives. After change of sovereignty she and her husband are as if forever apart: mutual recognition would be inapt even when they do meet. Yet, national mission compels her to resume her nobility and come back, albeit in pain. When her wish is fulfilled, she committed suicide together with her husband, to uphold national dignity. Story content: click here

The Utopia presents the '65th Anniversary Remake of Floral Princess' - International Touring Edition. This production blends TONG Tik-sang’s original stage and film scripts and includes an added scene of Emperor Chongzhen’s noble suicide. Tradition x ArtsTech: a finely crafted, minimalist style with symbolic projections, immersive lighting, a large mobile stage, and a tailor-made Harmonic Canto-opera Audio System (HCA), delivering an elevated visual and auditory experience and a new dimension of beauty and aesthetics. After 20 performances in Hong Kong and Macau, heading to metropolitan areas..."

2nd stop of touring: Foshan
Venue: Foshan Performing Arts Center (Qionghua Theater)
22 Nov 19:00 | Starring: WANG Zhiliang, LI Pui-yan
23 Nov 15:00 | Starring: LIANG Zhao-ming, LIN Yingshi

3rd stop of touring: Guangzhou
Venue: Guangdong Art Center
29 Nov 19:00 | Starring: WAI Chun-fai, Monica BAI
30 Nov 15:00 | Starring: HONG Hai*, TANG Mi-ling

Other starring roles: LIU Kwok-sum 11.22-23, LUI Hung-kwong 11.30, KWOK Kai-fai 11.29, WONG On-ching*

Art exchange: Zhuhai Cantonese Opera Troupe

Canto-opera with English & Chinese Surtitles
Ticket Prices: RMB ¥480, 380, 280, 180, 80

Ticketing in Hong Kong (HK$) | Click the links below
art-mate (Foshan | Guangzhou)
Cityline (Foshan)
Cityline (Guangzhou)

Ticketing in Chinese Mainland (RMB¥) | Click the links below
Foshan
Tickets available at: Foshan Performing Arts Center (Qionghua Grand Theatre)
Address: 22 Zumiao Road, Chancheng District, Foshan, Guangdong Province
Guangzhou
Tickets available at: Guangdong Arts Theatre
Address: 1229 Guangzhou Avenue Middle, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

* Thanks for HKAPA’s approval