Young talents breathe new life into reformed opera (29-04-2008) Musical mission: Young cai luong performer Thoai My (right) performs in the play Khach San Hao Hoa (Luxury Hotel). — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Young artists here have revived an interest in cai luong (reformed opera) by staging an historic play about the victories of revolutionary agents in Sai Gon before 1975. The play, Khach San Hao Hoa (Luxury Hotel), was broadcast live on Viet Nam Television (VTV1)'s theatre programme two weeks ago, attracting a large audience, including many youth who often spurn the traditional art. Directed by People's Artist Huynh Nga, the play featured young talents such as Thoai My, Kim Tu Long and Trong Phuc, offering a new style of performance. The 120-minute work Khach San Hao Hoa features Hieu, a city agent of the Liberation special forces, who works as a dancing girl for a bar in the Caravelle Hotel in 1970. To complete her mission, Hieu faces danger and death. "Through my … [Read more...] about Young talents breathe new life into reformed opera
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Special TV programmes to celebrate the 34th Liberation Day
Special TV programmes to celebrate the 34th Liberation Day (25-04-2009) Free at last: The Tran Huu Trang Theatre's cai luong performers on a live show broadcast on HTV. — VNS File Photo VINH LONG - Vinh Long Province TV (Vinh Long TV) has introduced special programmes this week to mark the 34th anniversary of the liberation of South Viet Nam. Lam Le Dung, director of the station's Culture and Entertainment Division, said it would broadcast music shows to celebrate Liberation Day of April 30, 1975. "Our shows feature popular songs in praise of people and soldiers who devoted their lives to fight for the country's liberation," he said. The highlight will be Mai Mai Mua Xuan (Spring Forever), a variety show staged by dozens of professional performers in music, dance and theatre who will feature Vietnamese people's glorious victories. It will air in the evening on April 30. In Tien Giang Province, a movie programme during the day on the province's TV station will feature … [Read more...] about Special TV programmes to celebrate the 34th Liberation Day