10.07.10 (Sat), Today mum had asked whether i wanted to go to Cheng Huang Temple as today opera 谢戏人 was Dad's boss - dad boss with his two other friend had paid for today opera. I usually dislike watching Singapore Opera. Although performance are good, unfortunable, the ages of the characters are hard to deceive when they acted as someone that is age 18. It is esp hard for me to accept seeing a 70s woman as a 18 year old xiaosheng. But since Singapore Opera is already a half dying culture, i cannot 'complaint' much...Today Singapore troupe 新赛风 had 90 years of history but with no younger generation willing to carry on the blood of the opera, this future of this troupe does not look good.
But other than the casts that are mostly old, the plot of today story is very good.
喜脉缘 - The plot is simple yet sweet ending. A princess was saved by a physician when she was injured and seperated from her father, the emperor. By stroke of fate, the physician saved the emperor whom in turn become the matchmaker of the princess and the physician, not knowing the princess (or the wife) was his daughter. The princess was eventually found and forced to go back to the palace. She become Pregnant. The Physican become the scholar after some hard work and also entered the palace. The palace physician diagnosed the princess to be with child but was afraid to inform the emperor. In the end, the scholar (the princess husband) told the emperor. Not knowing that the scholar was the princess husband, the emperor ordered his death. The princess told her dad that she was with child and the angry emperor order her death too. Luckily the palace pysican and his wife saved the princess. The scholar was saved by a medical book he gave to the princess when out of guilt, the emperor decided to question him more abt the princess. The truth was found. The princess and her husband reunited.
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i love your header with all the kitties!! :)
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