Yik Sang 56th Anniversary Charity Performances - Charitable Hand to Hand, Harmonious Life Heart to Heart 益生五十六周年慈善演出 - 慈善公益手牵手，和谐人生心连心

When: Oct 24, 2015

Where: Pentas 1, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)

Synopsis

Yik Sang Amateur Musical Society was formed in 1950s by a group of elders leaded by the late Mr Cheong Tong Kow, late Mdm Leong Kwai Ying, late Mr Leong Yim Chor and other Cantonese Opera musicians. The main objective is to preserve and promote Cantonese Opera, our valuable cultural art heritage. As initially there is no proper place for organizing activity, the singing were held at members’ house or temporary boarding at a corner section of Fui Chiu Association of Wilayah Persekutuan and Selangor which was situated Lebuh Ampang, Kuala Lumpur at that time. Later, as the activities were mostly held at Yik Sang Chinese Medical Hall which was located at the main road of Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, the club was named after it as Yik Sang Amateur Musical Society. Since then, the numbers of members were eventually increasing and it was officially registered under the Society Act 1960 on 7 April 1959 as a non‐profit organization. Apart from promoting the Chinese Culture of Cantonese Opera stage act and singing, it has not forgotten to extend a helping hand to charities. 

Programme :  

Three Cantonese Opera Excerpts Performances

1.     Justice Sung-Writing of Petition审死官之写状

2.     The MightyWarrior and the Invincible Saga – Releasing the Hero at Dragon Gate Path龙城飞将铁金刚之龙门道义释英雄

3.     Battle of Flying Dragon Ridge 白龙关之飞龙嶺 

Four Opera Songs

1.     The 7th Fairy Returning the Infant to Her Mortal Husband天姬送子

2.     Legend of Wushuang – The Maiden’s Alive无双传之倩女回生

3.     The Surrender of Emperor Li李後主之去国归降

Synopsis of Cantonese Opera Excerpts Performances

Justice Sung-Writing of Petition

Sung Sai Kit is by far the best lawyer in Guangdong and the outlying areas of Southeast China. His skills have earned his family an excellent living, albeit his habit of winning all his cases by whatever means necessary. Because of his shyster ways, none of his sons survived beyond a year old, causing grief for his wife Mrs Sung. Upon the death of his 13th son, Sai Kit decides to retire from law, and switch to business, opening an inn in the middle of town. One day, Mrs Sung met a woman whose husband was suspiciously being murdered. She appealed Sai Kit to write a petition to be filed in the local magistrate court but being rejected due to his swear of not involving himself in the law again. However, after being begged repeatedly and convinced by his wife, he finally agreed to write the petition for the sake of doing good karma in bring out justice for the victim.

審死官之写状

在清朝年间，宋世杰是广州有名的状师。他因为了钱才而替有罪的富人脱罪而遭天遣，使得十几个儿子相继早夭。他与心地善良的妻子十分恩爱。为了不绝後，宋世杰经妻子宋世傑經妻子勸告後决定不再造惡業于是封筆停止辦案，並開了家小客棧谋生。一日，宋世傑夫人巧遇從山西落難到廣州的孕婦楊秀珍，得知她的丈夫被姚大夫婦害死的冤情，但由于姚大老婆乃山西布政司的妹妹，因此得到山西官员的庇护, 宋夫人为了帮杨氏伸冤用尽办法激怒丈夫. 宋世杰因此怒火中烧决定重出江湖，为杨氏写状讨个公道。

 Battle at Flying Dragon Ridge

Emperor Taizu of the Song dynasty is besieged in White Dragon Pass by White Dragon, the crown prince of the Northern Han. General Huyan Shouting and his younger sister Jinding break through the encirclement by using a beauty trap. They manage to obtain military assistance, and the Song army eventually turns the table. Losing the battle, White Dragon runs away in a flurry. When he comes to Flying Dragon Ridge, he meets Jinding again. Jinding, finding it hard to resist White Dragon’s beseeching, lets him go in defiance of the military order.

白龙关之飞龙嶺

北漢白龍太子將宋太祖及將領等人困於白龍關內，宋大將呼延壽廷與妹呼延金定以美人計成功逃出關外，請求援兵，宋兵終反敗為勝。白龍太子反遭呼延金定圍困，在白龍太子愴惶逃走至飛龍嶺上重遇駐守飛龍嶺的金定，金定在白龍太子苦苦懇求下，顧念昔日恩情，終於違抗軍令偷放白龍太子逃出飛龍嶺。

 The Mighty Warrior and the Invincible Saga – Releasing the Hero at Dragon Gate Path

Upon battle victory, the Invincible Saga Lee Bing Yung sought East Ping Emperor for his promise for the Princess Chui Har’s marriage. Initially, the Emperor had approved Princess Chui Har’s marriage to the one she fell in love ie the Mighty Warrior Yam Pang Fei. However, due to the urgency of saving his kingdom, he has no choice but to agree unfaithfully on Lee Bing Yung’s condition. Due to the Emperor’s rejection, Lee Bing Yung got mad and created havoc on the spot. He managed to be stopped by others and ran to the enemy kingdom for refuge. In sought of revenge, Lee Bing Yung leaded the enemy kingdom’s army to attack East Ping. However he was defeated and escaped to Dragon Gate Path. He met with Princess Chui Har and her sister Princess Choy Har’s and being defeated again. He begged for mercy from the leading general ie Yam Pang Fei. Yam Pang Fei decided to release Lee Bing Yung as a tribute for saving him in the battlefield during his sickness. He then surrendered himself to East Ping Emperor. At the same time, Lee Bing Yung who felt guilty, returned to spot to surrender himself to the Emperor as well and informed the Emperor that he got married with the enemy kingdom’s Bak Suet Princess. The mercy and broad-minded Emperor forgave them and blessed them with their loved ones. At the same time, both kingdoms reached peace and ended war once and for all.

龙城飞将铁金刚之龙门道义释英雄

凯旋班师回朝，铁金刚李秉刚在金殿向东平皇帝初承落之言讨婚，东平皇帝当初已答允对翠霞宫主两情相爱的龙城飞将任鹏飞许婚，但因救国在无可奈何之下假意承落李秉刚救国的条件，东平皇当场拒绝李秉刚，李秉刚一怒之下大闹金銮，在众人阻止下李秉刚退下和走向敌国来投靠。代敌国领兵反攻打东平的李秉刚不敌东平大军而败阵走到龙门道，在龙门阵遇翠霞宫主和彩霞宫主两姊妹再次比打败，李秉刚向振守龙门道的龙城飞将任鹏飞求情，任鹏飞念当日病倒沙场时受过李秉刚的救命之恩释放李秉刚和向东平皇自首，李秉刚有愧于心而转来自首，同时向东平皇帝陈言已与敌国的白雪宫主成婚，胸襟广阔的东平皇原谅两人，有情人终成眷，两国同时亦和好罢息兵戎。

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