Online registration for free tickets to Cantonese Opera Day 2024 to start on November 6

The annual Cantonese Opera Day, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), will be held on November 24 (Sunday) afternoon at the Ko Shan Theatre and Ko Shan Theatre New Wing for the first time.

The 22nd edition of the event, themed "Fun with Cantonese Opera, Joy at Ko Shan Theatre", will feature a wide array of exciting performances and activities, which include Cantonese opera excerpt performances, demonstration sessions, workshops, a trial performance playground, talks, booth games, guided tours, autograph sessions and an exhibition.

Members of the public are invited to join for free. Tickets are required for some of the performances and activities, which will be available through online registration starting November 6 (Wednesday) on a first-come, first-served basis. A small quantity of tickets will be reserved for walk-in participants while stocks last. The event is one of the programs of the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival.

In addition, this year's Cantonese Opera Day will once again feature the popular "Autograph Session" with Cantonese opera virtuosos such as Loong Koon-tin, Tang Mi-ling, Wan Fai-yin, Lau Wai-ming, Leung Siu-ming and Cheng Wing-mui. The "Cantonese Opera Art Exhibition", which is coordinated by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, will also be held at the Exhibition Gallery of the New Wing from November 19 to 24.

Tickets are required for some of the performances and activities on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public can collect free admission tickets through the following methods:

Online registration

Online registration will be open from 10 am on November 6 (Wednesday) at www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/chinese_opera/programs_1799.html#tab_13_0. For "Up and Coming New Forces in Cantonese Opera" youth Cantonese opera excerpt performances and the "Child Cantonese Opera Stars Showcase" child Cantonese opera excerpts performances, each person is entitled to register for one of the performances only and obtain a maximum of two tickets with free seating. For workshops, demonstration sessions, talks and the "Cantonese Opera Trial Performance Playground", each person is entitled to register for two of the activities only and obtain a maximum of two tickets for each activity with free seating. Ticket availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last.

On-site ticket distribution

Tickets for the child Cantonese opera excerpt performances "Child Cantonese Opera Stars Showcase" and the youth Cantonese opera excerpt performances "Up and Coming New Forces in Cantonese Opera" will be distributed at the Foyer areas of Ko Shan Theatre and New Wing respectively from 1.45 pm on the event day (November 24). Tickets for workshops, demonstration sessions, talks and the "Cantonese Opera Trial Performance Playground" will be distributed at the entrance of individual venues 15 minutes before the commencement of the activities. Each person is entitled to one ticket with free seating, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last.

Limited seats are available at the "Cantonese Operatic Songs Unplugged" on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is free and no admission ticket is required for the "Autograph Session", "Laugh and Craft: Cantonese Opera Playgroups" game booths and the "Cantonese Opera Art Exhibition". Members of the public are welcome to join on the spot.

For venues and time of the performances and activities of Cantonese Opera Day 2024, please refer to the document. For related event and ticketing information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/chinese_opera/programs_1799.htmlor call 2268 7325.

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