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Opera--Costume

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Costumes

 Series
Scope and Contents

This series consists of opera costumes worn by members of CMTA. The majority of the costumes are colorful and ornate robes, vests, skirts, jackets, shirts, hats, and shoes, for both male and female roles. Digitized images of the costumes are available.

Dates: 1930-1992

Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection

 Collection — Box 1-11, Frame: 12-13
Identifier: 2009.015
Scope and Contents The collection contains 250 hand written opera manuscripts, Books and articles written by Chiu, Hung Fook and other authors on Cantonese opera history, theory, performance, and instrument. Photographs of Chiu, Mui Yuen Kung and Chiu, Hung Fook on stages, at training classes, at their opera business, and in their daily life, in group pictures with other Hong Kong opera singers, as well as the materials of the Art and Performance Center and the Arts Training Centre, including business...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009

Way Gar Wong collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008.022
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials related to Way Gar Wong's career as a Chinese opera performer. The majority of the collection includes opera costumes and accessories, such as hats, belts, and shoes, but there are also hair and makeup materials, such as wigs and wig pieces; a few stage props, like swords and fans; two framed photographs and a few print blocks; and some paper documents, including a flyer for a performance and an opera script. Only one item is dated, a receipt, which is...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1920s-1980s