Date:  16-18 April 1999
Time:  7:30 PM
Venue:  Auditorium, Shatin Town Hall
   
Music:  Johann Strauss II
Libretto:  Carl Haffner & Richard Genee
   
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
The Opera Society of Hong Kong
The Academy Dancers & Synchro
   
Conductor:  Long Yu
Chorusmaster:  Raymond Fu
Rehearsal Pianist:  Patience Fung
Choreographers: Graeme Collins, Hong Kong Academy Dancers; Eve Leung, Synchro
Repetiteur:  Timmy Tsang
Set Designer:  Ivan Cheng
Costume Designer:  Mandy Tam
Lighting Designer:  Billy Chan
Stage Manager:  Teresa Fok
Technician Manager:  Ringo Yu
   
Director & Producer:  Lo King-man

Cast List
Eisenstein: Warren Mok, tenor
Rosalinde: Jane Thorngren, soprano
Dr. Falke: George Mosley, baritone
Adele:  Katusha Tsui-Fraser, soprano
Frank:  Derek Anthony, bass
Alfred:  David Quah, tenor
Prince Orlofsky: Jose de Sousa, tenor
Blind:  Sylvester Che, baritone
Ida:  Jovita Leung, soprano
Frosch:  Michael Rippon, bass
Ivan:  John Tustin, actor

Scenes
Overture
Act I  Eisenstein's House in the Suburb
Act II  Summer Villa of the Russian Prince Orlofsky
Act III  The Warden's Office in the Prison

Chorus of the Opera Society of Hong Kong
The Opera Society of Hong Kong was founded by a group of dedicated and enthusiastic singers. They come from all walks of life and share a common desire to promote opera and musical theatre to the people of Hong Kong. Since 1992, Chorus of the Opera Society of Hong Kong has performed in Urban Council's productions of Verdi's Otello, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Aida, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and Puccini's Turandot and La Boheme, under the direction of Chorusmaster and Chairman Raymond Fu. In 1996, the Chorus presented 'A Night at the Opera' in association with Hong Kong Sinfonietta with great success.

1997 was another exciting year for the Chorus. Performances have included Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Sir Neville Marriner and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields presented by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; Prokoflev's Alexander Nevsky as well as the New Year's Concert with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus; Hong Kong Ballet's Emperor and the Nightingale; and the Concert Celebrating the Reunification of Hong Kong with China.

In 1998, the Society took part in Provisional Regional Council's first operetta production The Merry Widow by Lehar in January and J. S. Bach's St Matthew Passion presented by Radio 4, RTHK, both with raving reviews.

This February the Society has participated in Hong Kong Arts Festival's chamber opera Night Banquet by Guo Wenjing. After presenting its first public concert 'Opera Passion' in March, sponsored by Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Chorus members are busy preparing for the Die Fledermaus production as well as their biennial re-audition before the next opera production this fall.

Soprano
Chang-Rudolph, Liann
Fung Pak-chi, Peggy
Fung Pui-kee, Brigit
Fung Pui-shan, Patience
Hellerman, Diana
Ho Ming-chong, Fanny
Kwong, Katherine MS
Lai, Daisy
Lam King-yam, Fabia
Lee King-yee, Sandy
Leung Po-pui, Noel
To Cho-ying, Joanne
Yeung Shuet-kwan, Shirley

Mezzo-Soprano
Bach, Petra
Choy, Juliet
Leung Shuk-han, Rita
Man Che-on, Angel
Ng Yim-hung, Connie
Wible, Juniata
Wong May-yee, Frances
Wong Wai-wah, Pancy
Wong Yee Wan, Lucia
Wwong, Nancy
Sang, Margaret

Tenor
Lam Chung-ming
Lam Yan-yin, Felix
Lee Kun-fai, Kenneth
Mang Hoi-pui, Orlando
Mui Wai-lok, Raymond
Ting Ka-lam
To Tak-kee, Tucky
Wong Chi-chuen
Wong Yiu-tong. Tony
Yung Chi-wai

Bass
Au Yeung, Herbert
Chan Chi-wang
Cheng Hoi-chung, Raymond
Cheng Hon-wing, Samuel
Hau, Norman
Ho Kai-wing, Kevin
Hung Yiu-tung, Aric
Kong, William
Kong Yuk-on
Kwok Kar-kit
Kwong, Albert
Lee Ka-hing
Pong Chung-lam
Shum Tai-shing
Wong Po-to

Extra: Chen, Stephen