After retiring in January 2002, I wished to learn Teochew Opera. I just wished to learn how to sing and not how to act.

I have attended the Teochew Opera class since March 2006. Our instructor is Mr. Goh Eng Hoe.

I could pick up what Mr. Goh taught in the class easily. I used to tape-record the lesson and play back at home.

On the first day of our class, it was on 2nd March 2006, Mr. Goh told us that we would have two nights' performance on 1st July and 2nd July. Although it could be a pressure for me, but it made me spend more time and effort to learn it at home.

Although my mother tongue is Teochew, I cannot speak good Teochew. I have to pay much attention in the pronunciation. After making clear how to pronounce the words, I have to learn the syllables of the words in different circumstances. Mr. Goh used to illustrate them patiently.

On the two nights' performances, the attendance was more than 90%. The Kreta Ayer People's Theatre (Chinatown) was packed with the joyful audiences.

The ushers	More than 96% packed
Curtain riser －　京城會（洪志慶 黃月嬌）	The 100-member Chorus
100-member Chorus －　江姐上山	Solo　－　留得哥你長相依（洪金華）
Female chorus 　李三娘	Female chorus 　劉咬臍
Female chorus － 井邊會	One-act show － 龍井渡頭(羅蘭慶 莊文基 [謝炎成])
Solo performer －　要與梁兄雙化蝶（黃靜琴）	Guest Player 社稷為重家事輕 《終南魂》(陳國來)
Solo　－　武則天自嘆（陳慈卿）	Special Guest 元宵佳景夢依稀《陳三五娘》(余麗莉)
One-act show－姐弟別《漢文皇后》（洪志慶 黃月嬌）	One-act show－姐弟別《漢文皇后》（洪志慶 黃月嬌）
Mr. Goh Eng Hoe　陞官發財在此時 《古琴案》	Curtain call

Photography: Mr. Peter Tan YM

Female chorus －　對明月心事向誰訴	Female chorus －　十娘泣訴
One-act show－青春不再恩義長存《二歲夫》(范小倩 莊文基)	One-act show－龍井渡頭（謝炎成 羅蘭慶 [莊文基]）
春江圓月照沙灘	春江圓月照沙灘
Guest Player 社稷為重家事輕《終南魂》 (陳國來)	Guest Player 佯裝踏青出城關《錢塘風雲》 (林舜香)

恩塵怨霧盡掃開（許梅傑）

讓紅日永照古城頭 (陳潮文)

人生自古誰無死 (佘小英)

痛徹孺懷（陸英嬋）

Photography: Mr. Huang De Hong

02.07.2006 The Second Night

Back stage	Back stage
Waiting for the show	More than 92% attendance
Focusing on	Wonderful performance
Master of ceremonies　莊麗華 　洪志慶	Curtain raiser －　京城會（莊文基 羅益卿）
The 100-member Chorus	《蝶戀花》之 古道別
霞姑 by 黃月嬌	The blind old woman by 洪金華
Mother by 陸英嬋	Soldiers by 林木強 黃楚儀
Tearful mother	Members of chorus weeping
Goodbye fellow villagers	Many audiences were moved to tears
Guest player 風啊風 《梅亭雪》(蔡瑞芳)	One-act show《蘇六娘》之投江(范小倩 林秀香 林惠賢)
Female chorus 一片春愁粘柳絮《春草闖堂》	Female chorus 候待來世做夫妻《洛神》
四郎自嘆《楊四郎探母》 by 莊文基	Group chorus 峰山疊疊《薛仁貴回窯》
Solo 心懸鴛侶《南唐遺事》 by 曾惜月	Guest player 霹靂一聲當頭響《十五貫》(黃振龍)
One-act show　強忍血淚斷恩愛《繡襦記》	羅蘭卿 羅益卿　楊綠芬 陳雅妹
珍重此身衛山河《辭郎洲》 by 辜美光 佘小英	Curtain call

Photography: Mr. Peter Tan YM