The British Council in Vietnam will organize a series of events in HCMC to honor cai luong (southern opera) as part of the Heritage of Future Past project.

A two-day programme featuring cai luong (reformed opera) will be held on Book Street in HCM City on Saturday.

The tragic love story of Lan and Diep in a famous cai luong (reformed theatre) piece will be performed in Hanoi on November 23.

A play has just been staged with the unique combination of four traditional vocal arts, including cải lương (renovated opera), chèo (traditional opera), xẩm (singing by blind busker) and Hue’s hát văn (folk ceremonial singing of Hue).

Director Le Nguyen Dat, head of HCM City College of Theatre and Cinema's Traditional Art, is one of the many role models from across the country studying and following the ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh.

A new show called Cải Lương: Trăm Năm Nguồn Cội (Reformed Opera: A Hundred-Year History) will take place in HCM City next month.

For his latest cai luong production, Rạng Ngọc Côn Sơn, director and Meritorious Artist Kim Tu Long simplified the set and costume design, and retained the authentic words used by Vietnamese centuries ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of cai luong (reformed opera) and artists from traditional troupes in HCM City will stage performances next week to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of cai luong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An open-air cai lương (reformed opera) show starring one of the region’s most talented young artists will be held at the Le Thi Rieng Park in Bac Lieu City this weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran actress Hong Nga, one of the southern leading cai luong (reformed opera) performers, will stage a live show in HCM City next month. 

A biography on the 50-year-long career of meritorious cai luong (reformed opera) actress My Chau, who now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, was recently released in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical plays staged by cai luong (reformed opera) artists are fueling love for the country and a new patriotic fervour among young and old audiences alike.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the new year season coming around, cai luong (reformed opera) performers in HCM City are releasing new and catchy music videos after a long slog in the studio.

Galaxy Thien Ngan Studio of HCM City, in co-operation with its partner Ocean Company, has launched a new film project on cai luong (reformed opera) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the art form’s first play.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five veteran cai luong (reformed opera) artists will bring an ancient tale to life in HCM City this week.

A drama project featuring the traditional music genre of the southern region, cai luong, will be launched this month by veteran artists and couple Thanh Dien and Thanh Kim Hue in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Du’s classic Tale of Kieu will be performed in Viet Nam National Drama Theater, 1 Trang Tien street from March 1st to 10th to celebrate the International Women’s Day, March 8th.

Residents aged 16 to 35 in HCM City and provinces have been invited to  compete in the Chuông Vàng Vọng Cổ (Golden Bell), a national amateur traditional music contest.

HCM City’s Tran Huu Trang Theatre in co-operation with its partner Tien Giang Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will stage a cai luong show to celebrate 110th anniversary of  the late playwright Tran Huu Trang’s birthday,

 Several extracts from famous cai luong (reformed opera) plays will be staged by the Ban Huu Ai (Fraternity) Club in HCM City tomorrow as part of the programme Ba The He Ve Lai Coi Nguon (Three Generations Back to the Roots).