{"id":72734,"date":"2026-05-07T09:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/?p=72734"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:30:36","slug":"chinese-strings-hum-operatic-rhymes-scholarly-spirits-cradle-the-stage-concluded-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/library-service-updates\/chinese-strings-hum-operatic-rhymes-scholarly-spirits-cradle-the-stage-concluded-successfully\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Chinese Strings Hum Operatic Rhymes; Scholarly Spirits Cradle the Stage\" Concluded Successfully!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"72734\" class=\"elementor elementor-72734\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b626569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b626569\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba2ed3\" data-id=\"eba2ed3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e7223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7e7223\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6513b4\" data-id=\"b6513b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fed61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fed61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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Scholarly Spirits Cradle the Stage&#8221; was held successfully. The rich programme of the day allowed the audience to fully experience the unique charm of Chinese music and Cantonese opera.<\/p><p>Event Highlights:<\/p><p>\ud83c\udfb6 Chinese Music Performance: Students from the HKMU Chinese Music Project delivered their very first public performance, presenting spectacular instrumental ensembles \u201cDance of Joy&#8221; and &#8220;Dragon Dance&#8221; under the baton of conductor Mr Sebastian LAI. In addition, Bachelor of Nursing student Ms LI Tsz-ching performed a beautiful Guzheng solo, &#8220;Spring on Xiang River&#8221;.<\/p><p>\ud83c\udfa4 Cantonese Opera Singing: We were highly honoured to have Professor LUI Yu-hon and Dr Kelly CHAN Kar-yue perform three classic Cantonese opera excerpts from &#8220;The Flower Princess&#8221;, &#8220;The Legend of the Purple Hairpin&#8221;, and &#8220;Romance of the Phoenix Chamber&#8221;, with live accompaniment by the HKMU Chinese Music Project ensemble!<\/p><p>\ud83d\udcd6 Book Launch: Dr CHAN Chi-chun and Dr Kelly CHAN Kar-yue introduced two new publications on Cantonese opera research: &#8220;\u5be6\u8e10\u8207\u672a\u4f86\u2014\u2014\u7cb5\u5287\u7684\u5275\u65b0\u3001\u50b3\u627f\u8207\u767c\u5c55&#8221; (Practices and Future: The Innovation, Heritage, and Development of Cantonese Opera) and &#8220;Cantonese Opera Singing Styles in Hong Kong&#8221;.<\/p><p>Thank you to all our guest performers and the audience for supporting this event. 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