Wayang : a history of Chinese opera in Singapore
Digitised Book 18.119.111.9 (0)
1988
About the Book
This publication which comprises of rare old photographs, a wide assortment of documentary materials and colourful images presents the story of how Chinese wayang took root in Singapore, flourished, declined in popularity and has been revived in recent years. The contents also give an inside look into the personal lives of the performers, the happenings in the backstage and the roles acted by the various performers.
Subjects
Operas, Chinese--Singapore--History WayangCategories
Chinese operas (Music) Chinese opera companiesAdditional Details
- Subject
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- Operas, Chinese--Singapore--History
- Wayang
- Publisher
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- National Library Board Singapore, 1988
- Times Editions, 1988
- Contributors
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- National Archives of Singapore
- Liu, Gretchen
- Phillips Angelina
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill. (some col.)
- Provenance
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- The resource described is part of the National Library Board of Singapore Legal Deposit and Singapore Heritage Materials Collection, digitised by Autism Resource Centre (ARC) in 2021. It was stored in hard disks and kept at Library Supply Centre prior to ingestion into Rosetta.
- Table of Contents
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- History. Origins -- Pioneering years -- Golden years -- Competition and turbulence -- Revival -- Spectacle. Roles -- Backstage -- Performance -- Appendices.
- Copyright
- All rights reserved. National Archives, Singapore, 1988