Cross-media Chamber Opera "Qixi"
2026.09.20 (Sun) 2:30pm
Concessionary tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (Concessionary tickets at $125). Concessionary tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Concessionary tickets holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.
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- The programme runs approximately 1 hour 30 minutes without interval.
- In Putonghua, Cantonese and English, with Chinese and English surtitles.
- Recommended for ages 6 or above.
- Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers and those who leave their seats during the performance will only be admitted and allowed to return to their seats at a suitable break.
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Following her award-winning cross-media chamber opera “Lotus Script”, composer Cheung Pui-shan presents her second chamber opera, “Qixi”. Once again, she beautifully explores the themes of women and traditional culture.
A Magical Mix of Art and Technology
Blending music, theatre, dance and digital art, "Qixi" brings a fading Cantonese tradition—the "Seven Sisters Festival" (Chinese Valentine's Day)—back to life. The show features a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, two dancers and an East-West fusion ensemble with traditional Cantonese opera percussion, integrated with modern sound and media technology.
Two Different Love Stories Across Time
The story travels between the past and the present, following two women from different eras searching for love: “Purple Love” reveals the subtle affections of a woman in the 1960s, and “Bobo Falls for an AI Man” tells a funny, modern 21st-century fantasy about a young lady falling in love with artificial intelligence.
Like a needle with thread, “Qixi” stitches together the hearts of past and modern women. It brings us the ultimate wish of the festival: may all our lives, dreams and hearts be complete and filled with love.
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary
The content of this programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Playwright/ Librettist: Pansy Lai
Conductor: Sharon Choa
Lighting Design: Psyche Chio
Arts Tech/ Multimedia Design: Rodney Ma
Set & Costume Design: Melissa Lai
Sound Design: Kyle Li
Soprano: Yuki Ip
Mezzo-soprano: Dominique Chan
Ensemble: Hong Kong CrossRoads Ensemble
Following her award-winning cross-media chamber opera “Lotus Script”, composer Cheung Pui-shan presents her second chamber opera, “Qixi”. Once again, she beautifully explores the themes of women and traditional culture.
A Magical Mix of Art and Technology
Blending music, theatre, dance and digital art, "Qixi" brings a fading Cantonese tradition—the "Seven Sisters Festival" (Chinese Valentine's Day)—back to life. The show features a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, two dancers and an East-West fusion ensemble with traditional Cantonese opera percussion, integrated with modern sound and media technology.
Two Different Love Stories Across Time
The story travels between the past and the present, following two women from different eras searching for love: “Purple Love” reveals the subtle affections of a woman in the 1960s, and “Bobo Falls for an AI Man” tells a funny, modern 21st-century fantasy about a young lady falling in love with artificial intelligence.
Like a needle with thread, “Qixi” stitches together the hearts of past and modern women. It brings us the ultimate wish of the festival: may all our lives, dreams and hearts be complete and filled with love.
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary
The content of this programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Playwright/ Librettist: Pansy Lai
Conductor: Sharon Choa
Lighting Design: Psyche Chio
Arts Tech/ Multimedia Design: Rodney Ma
Set & Costume Design: Melissa Lai
Sound Design: Kyle Li
Soprano: Yuki Ip
Mezzo-soprano: Dominique Chan
Ensemble: Hong Kong CrossRoads Ensemble