47th Orchestral Season

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The Four Beauties

Date and Time
20-21/6/2024 (Thur, Fri) 8:00pm
Venue
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Ticket Fee
$380, $300, $250, $200
Conductor
Chew Hee Chiat
Performed by
Cantonese Opera Vocal:Lin Yingshi
Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan and Yang Yuhuan are acclaimed as the ‘Four Greatest Beauties’ in ancient China, with looks that could cause fish to sink into the bottom of the pond, wild geese to fall from the sky, the moon to dim and flowers to shyly droop their heads. Yet despite their extraordinary beauty and the splendorous lives they led, they also suffered sad fates. The romantic folklore of these beauties will be retold by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in a symphonic dialogue with the young Cantonese Opera star, Lin Yingshi, in this concert. 
Programmes
Xi Shi (Sinks Fish)
Love Pledge in Annexe
Song Written by Lai Po-chak Arr. by Lo Wai Leung (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / Premiere)

Dream of Taihu Lake Song Written by Chan Chi-keung Arr. by Lo Wai Leung (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / Premiere)

Boating on the Five Lakes Song Written by Yip Shiu-tak Arr. by Li Shek-um

Wang Zhaojun (Entices Birds to Fall)
Lady Zhaojun Going Beyond the Great Wall
Song Written by Ma Si-tsang Arr. by Kuan Nai-chung

Happiness of Lady Zhaojun Song Written by James Wong Arr. by JunYi Chow (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / Premiere)


Diaochan (Eclipses the Moon)
Paying Homage to the Moon, Sealing the Fate
Song Written by Tam Kwok-on Arr. by Ho Man-hin (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / Premiere)

Lamentation of Diaochan Song Written by Chun Tai-ying Arr. by Ho Man-hin (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / Premiere)

Yang Guifei (Shames Flowers)
The Drunken Beauty
Song Written by Fong Man-ching Arr. by Luk Wai-chun (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / Premiere)

The New Drunken Beauty Song Written by Hu Li Arr. by Luk Wai-chun (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / Premiere)


Female Vocal and Orchestra The Four Beauties Song and Lyrics Written by Lin Yingshi Arr. by Wong Ching Yin (Arrangement commissioned by HKCO / World Premiere)


The concert runs approximately 100 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.