Kar-Sing Lam

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lam (林).
Kar-Sing Lam
Chinese: 林家聲
Lam in the 1960s
Born
Lam Man Shun

(1933-01-18)January 18, 1933
Hong Kong
DiedAugust 4, 2015(2015-08-04) (aged 82)
Hong Kong
Other namesLam Ka-Sing, Lam Ga-Sing, Lin Ka-Sing, Sing Gor
Occupation(s)Actor, Cantonese opera singer
Years active1947–1994
SpouseHong Dou-zi
Children2
RelativesKar-Yee Lam (sister)

Kar-Sing Lam (Chinese: 林家聲) was a former actor and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Lam is credited with over 300 films.

Early life

On January 18, 1933, Lam was born as Lam Man Shun in Hong Kong. Lam's ancestry origin was from Dongguan, Guangdong province, China. Lam's sister is Lam Kar-Yee. In 1936, Lam's mother died. Lam and his sister were raised up by their father. When Hong Kong was under Japanese occupation, Lam's family fled from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, China, and returned to Hong Kong later. At the age of 10, Lam became a student under Tang Chiu Lan-fong.[1][2]

Career

In 1944, at age 11, Lam began his Cantonese opera career. In 1947 at age 14, Lam's acting career started. Lam first appeared in Prostituting to Raise the Orphan, a 1947 Cantonese opera film directed by Hung Chung-Ho. In 1966, Lam founded Tsung Sun Sing Troupe in performing Cantonese opera on stage.[2][3]

Lam's last film was Madame Lee Sze-Sze (aka Li Shi-Shi), a 1967 Cantonese opera film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Lam is credited with over 300 films.[3]

In Cantonese opera, Lam's singing is known as Sing style.[4]

Repertoire

This is a partial list.

  1. The Marriage of the Top Scholar
  2. The Dream Encounter Between Emperor Wu of Han and Lady Wa
  3. Time To Go Home, a (Sit Gok Sin, Lam's master) classic
  4. The Butterfly Lovers (two versions)
  5. Lu Wen-long
  6. Bao and Dai of Red Chamber
  7. War and Never-ending Love
  8. Romance and Hatred
  9. Merciless Sword Under Merciful Heaven (aka Paragons and Heroism)
  10. The Sounds of Battle
  11. The Story of Chu Pin's Loyalty to the Sung Dynasty
  12. Uproar in Jade Hall
  13. A Chronicle Written in Blood
  14. Lam Chung (aka Lin Chong)
  15. The Jade Disc
  16. Wu Song
  17. Zhou Yu
  18. Who Should Be the Commander-in-Chief?[5]

Theater Performance

This is a partial list.

- Time To Go Home
- The Marriage of the Top Scholar
- The Dream Encounter Between Emperor Wu of Han and Lady Wa
- Lady White Snake[6]
- Queen of the Stage (aka Marriage Is a Life-Long Business)[7]
- Invitation originated from 1967 for Kwun-Lai Ng and her Lai Sing Opera Troupe but Ng could not get the necessary documents to perform in the United States that year.
  • 1976, 1st Festival of Asian Arts
  • 1976, United States[8]
  • 1977, 2nd Festival of Asian Arts
- Lu Wen-long
- Bao and Dai of Red Chamber
  • 1978, 6th Hong Kong Arts Festival
- Butterfly Lovers
- War and Never-ending Love by playwright Poon Cheuk
  • 1978, 3rd Festival of Asian Arts
  • 1980, 5th Festival of Asian Arts
  • 1981, Singapore (17 titles for 2 weeks, hopefully 3 weeks, repeated four titles for more days, extended to 22 January 1981)[5][9][10]
- Lam Kar Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe was brought to the Kreta Ayer People's Theatre by IME United instead of the [11] Kreta Ayer People's Theatre like other troupes such as the one in 1974 led by Madam Choo Sow Ying (Chinese: 朱秀英),[12] to help funds drive.
- Proceeds of the first night was donated by Lam's troupe to the People's Theatre Foundation. (Guangdong Cantonese Opera Troupe grossed $150,000 in 1980.[13])
  • 1981, North America[14]
- Invitation was from Chee Kung Tong (aka Gee Kung Tong) of Hongmen
  • 1982, 7th Festival of Asian Arts
  • 1984, Chinese Opera Fortnight
- Time To Go Home, a (Sit Gok Sin, Lam's master) classic
- The Sounds of Battle (aka The Battling Sounds, 1963 film version)
- Romance and Hatred
- Merciless Sword Under Merciful Heaven (aka The Pitiless Sword, 1964 film version)

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

  • 1947 Prostituting to Raise the Orphan
  • 1955 Parents' Hearts
  • 1960 Three Females - Ho Chi-Hung.[15]
  • 1962 Battle at Sizhou[16]
  • 1963 The Battling Sounds
  • 1964 The Pitiless Sword
  • 1967 Uproar in Jade Hall - Cheung Kim-Chau.[17]
  • 1967 Madame Lee Sze-Sze (aka Li Shi-Shi)

Discography

This is a partial list.

  • 1968, Of Love and Enmity
  • 1969, Why Not Return? (2xLP, Gat)
  • 1969, Lam Chung
  • 1970, Drums Along the Battlefield (LP, Album)
  • 1971, The Revenge Battle
  • Meeting at the Pavilion (aka Butterfly Lovers)
  • The Story of Chu Pin's Loyalty to the Sung Dynasty

Awards

Personal life

In 1962, Lam married Hong Dou-zi (d. 2009),[16] a Cantonese opera singer. They have two sons. In 1993, Lam and his family moved from Hong Kong to Toronto, Canada. In 2003, Lam's younger son committed suicide in Hong Kong. In 2009, after Lam's wife's death from cancer in Toronto, Canada, he returned to Hong Kong.[1][19]

Lam suffered from Parkinson's disease. Lam resided in Kowloon Tong area, Hong Kong. On August 4, 2015, Lam died in Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei area, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Lam was 82 years old.[1][19][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lam Ka Sing, who was 82, had also appeared in more than 300 films". straitstimes.com. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c "LAM KAR-SING - 2010 Honorary Doctorate". hkapa.edu. 2010. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b "Lam Ka-Sing". hkmdb.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Playscript, Vocal and Music ZonePlayscript, Vocal and Music Zone". lcsd.gov.hk. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. ^ a b New Nation (SG); 6 January 1981; page 23; Review by Ngai Soet:- The plot...essentially the battle of sexes. ..two dimensional stock characters.... no opportunity to show off their techniques. Despite...Peter Pan of the opera,... to milk laughter,...stooped to gutter humor,...the fighting scenes were rather lackadaisical staged with stylised but boring calisthenics...; Article available on Microfilm Reel NL10894
  6. ^ Postbills of 1957, October 2018 MPWeekly
  7. ^ Also known as Spotlight, according to Postbills, this was performing Cantonese opera in western costumes.
  8. ^ a b New Nation, 31 December 1980, Page 12; Article available on Microfilm Reel NL10844
  9. ^ New Nation, 30 December 1980, Page 22; Article available on Microfilm Reel NL10844
  10. ^ Chinese: 人民劇塲管委副主席李衛國否認 林家聲粵劇團將為人民劇場舉行義演 [ARTICLE] Xin Ming Ri Bao, 18 November 1980, Page 3, Not Viewable from home, available on Microfilm Reel NL10846
  11. ^ Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre by Tan, Fiiona, Singapore Infopedia, A Singapore Government Agency Website.
  12. ^ Newspaper Articles (1) HKopera troupe to help funds drive, The Straits Times, 22 July 1974, Page 13. (2) Guangdong opera troupe to perform here, The Straits Times, 5 February 1980, Page 7.
  13. ^ Troupes to come for fund raising, The Straits Times, 2 February 1981, Page 10.
  14. ^ Xin Ming Ri Bao(Chinese: 新明日报), 26 May 1981, Page 6; Article also available on Microfilm Reel NL11231
  15. ^ "Three Females". hkmdb.com. March 22, 1960. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  16. ^ a b (aka) The Capture of the Evil Demons
  17. ^ "Uproar in Jade Hall". hkmdb.com. February 8, 1967. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "Mr Lam Kar Sing 1933-2015". avenueofstars.com.hk. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  19. ^ a b c "Seminal Cantonese Opera Master Lam Ka-sing Passes Away". hongkongfp.com. August 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "Cantonese Opera Legend Lam Kar Sing Passes Away At 82 YO". ahmike.com. August 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  21. ^ Jiasheng Lin & Junli Wu WorldCat page
  22. ^ Jiasheng Lin & Baoying Li WorldCat page
  23. ^ Jiasheng Lin & Haoqiu Chen WorldCat page

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