I was flipping some books on stage scenery in Lasalle's library this afternoon when I came across one design for this particular English drama that was adapted from Chinese opera. I had actually read the original script when I was in Primary school, but curious at how the English adaptation would be like, I did a search on the net, and found a relevant picture, taken in around the 50s.
The title of this show is called "Lady Precious Stream". Can anyone make a guess what is the Chinese opera equivalent to this show? One clue: this show is very popular in Gezi opera, and one of the songs in the show is even like the "anthem" of the genre!
The title of this show is called "Lady Precious Stream". Can anyone make a guess what is the Chinese opera equivalent to this show? One clue: this show is very popular in Gezi opera, and one of the songs in the show is even like the "anthem" of the genre!
2 comments:
I guess it is about Wang Bao Chuan and Xie Ping Gui. I think Lady Precious Stream was a literature textbook in lower sec many years ago.
Bingo! That's the original source for this show. Anyway, I think the English adaptation is rather close to the Chinese opera one, but depending on which genre you reference to. Only thing I dislike is the writing style of the author/ translator. He made the characters in the show sounded like aliens coming from beyond our galaxy!
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