Snow.Wolf.Lake

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Snow.Wolf.Lake
雪狼湖
MusicGuo Sai Cheung, Dick Lee, Iskandar Ismail, Lam Ming Yeung
LyricsLam, Jang Keung, Albert Leung, Choo, Sin Man, Jacky Cheung
Productions1997 Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan

Snow.Wolf.Lake (Chinese: 雪狼湖) is Hong Kong's first modern musical.[citation needed] Jacky Cheung, a cantopop artist, was the artistic director of the show. He also played character Wolf in the musical.[1] The running time of the musical is about three hours. Snow.Wolf.Lake has two versions: Cantonese and Mandarin. The title combines the Chinese name of the two main characters, "Wolf", the male protagonist, and "Snow", the female protagonist. "Lake" refers to a plot related element.[2]

Introduction[]

Snow.Wolf.Lake had its first showing in Hong Kong Coliseum opening on 28 March 1997 for a total of 42 shows.[3] The original version of the musical is in Cantonese and Standard Mandarin. Every showing was sold out.[citation needed] Snow.Wolf.Lake then played in Singapore and also received critical success there, breaking records of audience and number of showings.[citation needed] The last showing of Snow.Wolf.Lake was on January 7, 2006 in the Beijing Capital Gymnasium for a total of 103 performances.[4]

Main cast and characters[]

Traditional musical has a main cast, which perform regularly, but will occasionally allow the alternate performers to play the lead roles. This is to allow rest for the performers and for other practical purposes. Regarding the cast, Snow.Wolf.Lake was more rigid. The cast of the canto-pop musical remains unchanged for the majority of the time. There was no alternate performer for the same role. Occasionally, a performer would leave the cast, and another performer takes over, but the replacement will have to remain in that role for all the subsequence performances. Jacky Cheung remains in the role of Wu Long (胡狼) for every performance of the musical's existence.[5]

Cantonese version

  • Wu, Long or 胡狼 (played by Jacky Cheung) – Gardener for the Ling family, who falls in love with Ling, Jing-Shu.
  • Ling, Jing-Shu or 寧靜雪 (played by Sandy Lam in the first showings, then Nadia Chan in the Singapore showings) – Second daughter of the Ling family, who falls in love with Wu.
  • Ling, Yuk-Fung or 寧玉鳳 (played by Kit Chan) – Eldest daughter of the Ling family, who also falls in love with Wu.[6]
  • Leung, Jik or 梁直 (played by Michael Tse) – A wealthy bachelor who loves Ling Jing-Shu. His arranged marriage with Ling Jing-Shu by Ling's parents is but a mean to bring the Ling's family out of financial trouble.

Mandarin Version

  • Wu, Long or 胡狼 (played by Jacky Cheung)
  • Ling, Jing-Shu or 宁静雪 (played by Tong Chiang in the showings in China, then Evonne Hsu for the remainder of the tour)
  • Ling, Yuk-Fung or 宁玉凤 (played by Kit Chan, then later Nadia Chan)[6]
  • Leung, Jik or 梁直 (played by Yu Yiy or 于毅)

Synopsis[]

Act I: Wu's introverted character seems to prevent him from making friends with anyone except flowers. Unexpectedly, Wu's gentle nature attracted the attention of both the daughters of the Ling house which Wu works for. Jing Shu's outgoing nature makes it easy for her to get close to Wu, leaving the rather introverted Yuk-Fung watching the two from a distance. One night, Wu and Shu gazed up at the sky and saw a shooting-star; naturally they started exchanging their wishes for the future. Shu wants to be a violinist, and Wu wants to nurture a unique brand of flower that can be a true embodiment of love. On another night, Wu and Shu meet on a boat sailing on a lake. Shu tells Wu that there is a music school by a lake in Vienna, where Shu wishes to study. Wu says that he will go wherever she wishes to go and nurture by the lake his special brand of flower that he names the "Snow of tranquility" (which is the meaning carried by Shu's name—宁静雪).

On Valentine's Day, Wu is tricked by Leung Jik to set on fire the Valentine's Day carnival.

Act II: A long time has passed since the carnival. Fung has been patiently waiting for Wu even though she knows Wu will never forget Shu.

On Silent Night, Wu sees Shu from a distance on a street in Vienna, but he fails to catch up with her. The next morning, news fills the streets of Vienna that a famous violinist, Ling Jing-Shu has died; her body was found at the bottom of a lake.

Recording[]

The cast recording of Snow.Wolf.Lake does not include the voice of Sandy Lam due to copyright issues. Instead, Carol Chan from Hong Kong, sings the role of Ling Jing-Shu (宁静雪) In 2006 Cheung was nominated for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 17th Golden Melody Awards for his work on the album (雪狼湖創意音樂劇).[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Snow Wolf Lake [First Episode] - Jacky Cheung | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved July 1, 2020
  2. ^ "Cheung: Snow.Wolf.Lake worth the eight-year wait | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Musical a cacophony of refined techniques". South China Morning Post. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "张学友唱满103场退休 永远离开《雪狼湖》舞台_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jacky Cheung to quit "Snow Wolf Lake"". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b hermes (2018-02-08). "Kit Chan lifts the lid on new 'all-Singaporean' album to mark 25th anniversary of debut". The Straits Times. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  7. ^ (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 17th Golden Melody Awards nomination list Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today 4 July 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2011

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