Loong Kim Sang
| Loong Kim Sang | |||
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| Chinese name | 龍劍笙 | ||
| Chinese name | 龍劍笙 (traditional) | ||
| Chinese name | 龙剑笙 (simplified) | ||
| Pinyin | Lóng Jiànshēng (Mandarin) | ||
| Jyutping | Lung4 Gim3 Saang1 (Cantonese) | ||
| Birth name | Lee Pui Sang (李菩生) | ||
| Born |
4 November 1944 Hong Kong |
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| Occupation | Actress, Performer () | ||
| Genre(s) | Cantonese opera | ||
| Years active | 1972-1992, 2004 onwards | ||
| Associated acts | Chor Fung Ming Cantonese Opera Troupe | ||
| Influenced by | Yam Kim Fai (mentor) | ||
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Loong Kim Sang (born 1944) is the Cantonese opera performer known as Yam Kim Fai's protégée and successor (Chinese:「接班人」)Issue#115 since mid-1960s, inter alia, in particular the vocal style Yam Hong (Chinese: 任腔).
See AAA on Stage below. Loong, off stage, is also described as sharing Yam's temperament and mannerisms.
任劍輝常說:「我何德何能？」
Yam used to say humbly: "What do I know? What good am I?"
龍劍笙表示：「我冇用㗎，如果要學，去學任姐。」
Loong says humbly: "Learn from mentor Yam, not from me!"
Yam was said to be the only actress competitive in male lead role of a generation and survived when the ban on "male/female in same troupe" was lifted in 1930s. Loong is considered by some as the first actress in male lead role that dominated the field, although she was dueling with one actor very often in 1972-1992. Yam and Loong together had more than leveled the playing field for generations of actresses who have joined the Cantonese opera community since 1980s.
Loong was born Lee Pui Sang on 04 November 1944 (Lunar 19 September 1944) as the fourth child to parents, a teacher father and a stay home mother, who have one son (eldest) and seven daughters. Against the will of father/brother but with the support (financially for the decade of training) of mother/sisters, she joined in 1960, as dancer, the then Sin Fung Ming troupe created by her mentor Yam and Bak Sheut Sin.
1963 Training class started with the 12 recalled members of 1960 dancers including four, playing male roles, each had a solo part, order of appearance 蕭劍纓, 龍劍笙, 朱劍丹, 蓋劍奎 in 1964 CD, in finale theme song of The Story of Emperor Li. Members, new and recalled, number peaked in 1965 and went down to total nine (9) in 1969, including one married with a baby on the way. For example, 蕭劍纓 departure after the 1965 Excerpts performance led to the smaller group over time.
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