The Modern Peking Opera presents The Taking of Tiger Mountain

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February 18, 2023 | 7:00 pm
Vaughan City Playhouse Theater

Canada Honghai Peking Opera Center is a non-profit organization registered with the Canadian Federation, committed to promoting the art of quintessence of Peking Opera.

The Taking of Tiger Mountain is one of the most popular Modern Peking Opera in China, its first time on stage was in 1964. However, since it requires a large group of performers (over 60 people) and many backdrops (over 50 pcs), it is a challenge to perform the show overseas. Honghai Peking Opera center performed the whole show at Greater Toronto Chinese Cultural Theatre on Nov 20, 2022. It was overwhelmingly welcomed by audiences. Due to audience enthusiasm and interest, Honghai Peking Opera Center will perform the entire show again in Vaughan City Playhouse theater on Feb 18, 2023.

Taking Tiger Mountain is adapted from parts of the 1957 hit novel, Tracks in the Snowy Forest, by Qu Bo. The book was inspired by a real-life story of an incident in 1946 during the Communist campaign to suppress bandits in Northeast China during the Chinese Civil War. The story follows a PLA soldier named Yang Zirong who impersonates a bandit to infiltrate a local gang of bandits, eventually helping the main Communist force wipe out the bandits.

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