“I never thought that it’ll become my career”—As a bright-eyed teenager, Cantonese opera doyen Christopher Choo harboured dreams of being recognised as a Chinese opera star, and went on to study with one of the Four Kings of Chinese opera, Leng Chi Pak. Now, 45 years later, Christopher is a master in his own right. Watch as he shares his expertise and the specific archetype of the laosheng (elderly male) role, using examples from his own journey as an artist—one inexorably intertwined with the life of Chinese opera in Singapore. See Christopher in action in Tracing Origins – The Life and Times of Cantonese Opera’s Laosheng from 22 – 24 Apr 2022. Find out more here: esplanade.com/tracingorigins