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Hong Kong Grand Opera presents: Die Fledermaus – an operetta by Johann Strauss Jr

Set in a fictitious near-future Hong Kong ruled by mega-conglomerates, corporate lawyer Falke throws a Gatsby-themed bash for the return of the incoming CEO Orlofsky, who brings a rare freedom: to laugh, to play, to unite. Eisenstein, a high-flying executive facing a sentence in the company’s private prison, sees the party as his last shot at flirting and flaunting. His wife Rosalinde, tangled in her own affair, plots to expose him. But as mistaken identities multiply and revenge fades into irrelevance, something unexpected happens – just when everything seems on the brink of chaos: everyone sheds their masks, letting go of their struggles for a fleeting glimpse of joy.

Born out of Vienna’s 1873 stock market crash, Johann Strauss Jr’s Die Fledermaus was a celebration of joy in the face of crisis. Today, as we spin through burnout and late-capitalist absurdity, the operetta asks: what if we didn’t just escape… but truly laughed again? With French maestro Pierre Vallet conducting a production led by young international director Eugene Ma in his local opera debut, Hong Kong Grand Opera invites you to an evening of dramatic elation and melodious bliss!

–– Cast ––
Eisenstein | Chen Yong
Rosalinde | Kenix Tsang (13.6) / Li Yang (14.6)
Adele | Joyce Wong (13.6) / Phoebe Tam (14.6)
Prince Orlofsky | Samantha Chong
Dr Falke | Caleb Woo (13.6) / Jeremy Leung (14.6)
Alfred | Jiyu Cai
Frank | Sammy Chien
Ida | Gloria Chan
Dr Blind | Gabriel Ma (13.6) / Michael Lee (14.6)
Frosch | Jeremy Wong
Hong Kong Grand Opera Chorus
Hong Kong Grand Opera Orchestra

Producer | Dongjian Gong
Stage Director | Eugene Ma
Conductor | Pierre Vallet
Costume Designer | Yoki Lai
Lighting Designer | Leo Siu
Chorus Master | Leon Chu

Sung in German with dialogue in English and Cantonese, Chinese/English surtitles available
Performance runs approximately 2 hours with intermission
For ages 6 and above

《雷雨》主要講述了周家和魯家，兩家人、兩代人的故事。周家的大家長周樸園是一位典型封建資本家，他為家裡的孩子們創造了良好的生活和教育條件，但是與此同時，他既封建又保守。

他的妻子繁漪則是一位追求自由與新思想的女人，她是周樸園的妻子，也是周樸園第一個兒子周萍的繼母。周樸園和繁漪婚後育有一子周衝。故事就是在這樣的一個封建家庭中展開。周萍只比繼母小六七歲，二人在壓抑、苦悶的家庭環境之中開啓了一段瘋狂、自由的禁忌之戀。

但是周萍並不是一個專一的主兒，在與自己家中的女傭魯四鳳來往了幾回之後，他轉身就移情別戀了。而他的弟弟周衝也和他一樣愛上了這個不卑不亢的女子。

繁漪在知道兄弟二人同時愛上魯四鳳之後，她氣急敗壞，一方面她不想和周萍的關係就此破裂，另一方面她也不希望自己的親生兒子周衝和一 個下人在一起。所以她便叫上了魯四鳳的母親魯侍萍把女兒帶走。

可是，她不知道的是，魯侍萍的身份不僅僅是下人的母親這麼簡單。在魯侍萍去到周家的那一天，周樸園也在家，在一番對話“拉扯”中，眾 人知道了魯侍萍原來就是周萍的親生母親。

她在懷孕並生下了周萍之後被周樸園狠心拋棄，後來嫁給了魯貴，並生下了孩子魯大海和魯四鳳。也就是說，周萍和魯四鳳實際上是同母異父的親兄妹。可如今，他們二人卻在不知情的情況下，愛上了對方。

在吹散了前程往事上的灰塵之後，魯侍萍準備將魯四鳳帶走，但是卻意外地得知四鳳竟懷了周萍的孩子，周萍竟也想帶著四風不管不顧地離開。周萍的繼母繁漪這下慌亂了，她也像發了瘋似的將自己和周萍之間的事抖落了出來。就這樣在一場雷雨之夜，老一代的秘密和年輕一代的秘密，被悉數公然於眾。

The Singapore National Youth Orchestra, led by Music Director Joshua Tan, performs with internationally renowned violinist Ning Feng, as well as a cultural exchange performance with the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra presents a Merlot feast to the audience of Hong Kong.

Performance
Conductor: Joshua Tan
Violin: Ning Feng Singapore National Youth Orchestra

Programmes 

Phillip Jeong, the crossover tenor from Korea had his global debut in Hong Kong successfully in 2024. This year in July, Phillip will perform again at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts with Mario Bahg, who is an opera singing tenor. Phillip and Mario will sing all-time classics and international beloved songs in solo and duet.

The classic British play Skylight is returning in 2025!

Having won the Laurence Olivier Award for "Play of the Year" and "Outstanding Debut Ensemble," this production is directed by Roy Szeto, with a script translated and performed by Ivana Wong, alongside Tse Kwan Ho and Lee Sum Yu, who will passionately revive this complex emotional journey on stage.

Since its premiere in 2023, every show has been sold out and received rave reviews! It will make a strong return to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in July 2025.

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"Skylight 2025"

Playwright: David Hare
Director: Roy Szeto
Translation: Ivana Wong
Starring: Tse Kwan Ho, Ivana Wong, Lee Sum Yu