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Cantonese Opera - Ama Temple

Around April May, a Cantonese Opera is held in the Barra Square, just right in front of the A-Ma Temple, as part of the week long A-Ma Festival.

This year, 2011, the A-Ma Festival or Feast of the Queen of Heaven falls on the third day of the third moon of the Lunar Calendar which happens to fall on the 25th of April.

The popular A-Ma culture has a long history in Macau. Some famous Cantonese opera troupes are usually invited to Macau to perform each year, praying for divine mercy, good weather, safe sea journey and peaceful lives.

The A-Ma Festival is also a good way to promote traditional Cantonese operas.

For this year, various Cantonese operas will be staged at the open ground in front of A-Ma Temple from 23 to 27 April. The operas have double function: to reward the mercy of A-Ma and to entertain the public.

Usual Time: 1:30pm & 7:45pm
Venue: Foreground of A-Ma Temple (infront of the Maritime Museum)
Admission: $40
Enquiries: (853) 2833 9261
Organizer: Chinese Opera Association of Terrestrial and Maritime Dwellers of Barra, Macau

Originally a genre of Chinese Opera, Cantonese Opera was first introduced during the early years of the reign of Emperor Daoguang (1820-1850) in the Qing Dynasty.

The art form soon emerged as the most prevalent regional operatic genre in Guangdong Province and today enjoys extensive popularity in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and much of the expatriate Chinese communities.

Following its successful inclusion in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009, Cantonese Opera has gained increasing public attention and popularity.

 

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