Teochew opera - 六月雪 [斩娥] 2 (Snow in Midsummer)
The Execution Scene - an excerpt from the well-known opera "Snow in Midsummer". Widow DouEr is framed for the murder of a rich man. She is sentenced to death. Escorted to the execution ground, she bemoans her ill fate, and declares her innocence. Her mother-in-law comes to bid goodbye. Widow Dou says that even heaven will weep at this miscarriage of justice, for when she is executed, it will snow though it is the height of summer.
(http://youtu.be/2znh1bRX6-8)
Teochew opera or Chaozhou opera, Chiuchow opera (especially in HK), is one of the many variants of Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Chaoshan region. It is popular in eastern Guangdong, southern Fujian, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics and acting.
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