Ka-Sing Lam Explained

Ka-Sing Lam
Birth Date:18 January 1933
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Death Place:Hong Kong
Birth Name:Lam Man Shun
Other Names:Lam Kar-Sing, Lam Ga-Sing, Lin Ka-Sing, Sing Gor
Occupation:Actor, Cantonese opera singer
Years Active:1947–1994
Spouse:Hong Dou-zi
Children:2
Relatives:Kar-Yee Lam (sister)

Ka-Sing Lam 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.

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.

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.[1]

In Cantonese opera, Lam's singing is known as Sing style.[2]

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?[3]

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[4]

- Queen of the Stage (aka Marriage Is a Life-Long Business)[5]

- 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.

- Lu Wen-long

- Bao and Dai of Red Chamber

- Butterfly Lovers

- War and Never-ending Love by playwright Poon Cheuk

- Lam Kar Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe was brought to the Kreta Ayer People's Theatre by IME United instead of the [9] Kreta Ayer People's Theatre like other troupes such as the one in 1974 led by Madam Choo Sow Ying,[10] 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.[11])

- Invitation was from Chee Kung Tong (aka Gee Kung Tong) of Hongmen

- 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.

Discography

This is a partial list.

Awards

Personal life

In 1962, Lam married Hong Dou-zi (d. 2009),[14] 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.

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.[18] [19] [20]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lam Ka-Sing . hkmdb.com . May 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Playscript, Vocal and Music ZonePlayscript, Vocal and Music Zone . lcsd.gov.hk . May 6, 2021.
  3. [New Nation (SG)]
  4. Postbills of 1957, October 2018 MPWeekly
  5. Also known as Spotlight, according to Postbills, this was performing Cantonese opera in western costumes.
  6. New Nation, 31 December 1980, Page 12; Article available on Microfilm Reel NL10844
  7. New Nation, 30 December 1980, Page 22; Article available on Microfilm Reel NL10844
  8. [ARTICLE] Xin Ming Ri Bao, 18 November 1980, Page 3, Not Viewable from home, available on Microfilm Reel NL10846
  9. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2014-01-23_121900.html Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre
  10. 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.
  11. Troupes to come for fund raising, The Straits Times, 2 February 1981, Page 10.
  12. Xin Ming Ri Bao, 26 May 1981, Page 6; Article also available on Microfilm Reel NL11231
  13. Web site: Three Females . hkmdb.com . March 22, 1960 . May 7, 2021.
  14. https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201510/27/P201510270330.htm (aka) The Capture of the Evil Demons
  15. Web site: Uproar in Jade Hall . hkmdb.com . February 8, 1967 . May 5, 2021.
  16. Web site: Mr Lam Kar Sing 1933-2015 . avenueofstars.com.hk . May 5, 2021.
  17. Web site: LAM KAR-SING - 2010 Honorary Doctorate . hkapa.edu . 2010 . May 6, 2021 . May 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506123622/https://www.hkapa.edu/honorary-awardees/kar-sing-lam-doctorates . bot: unknown .
  18. Web site: Lam Ka Sing, who was 82, had also appeared in more than 300 films . straitstimes.com . August 7, 2015 . May 5, 2021 . May 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212036/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/cantonese-opera-star-ruled-the-stage . bot: unknown .
  19. Web site: Seminal Cantonese Opera Master Lam Ka-sing Passes Away . hongkongfp.com . August 5, 2015 . May 5, 2021.
  20. Web site: Cantonese Opera Legend Lam Kar Sing Passes Away At 82 YO . ahmike.com . August 5, 2015 . May 5, 2021.
  21. https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Jiasheng+Lin%3B+Junli+Wu&qt=resultspage Jiasheng Lin & Junli Wu WorldCat page
  22. https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=林家聲.+%3B+Jiasheng+Lin%3B+Baoying+Li&qt=owc_search Jiasheng Lin & Baoying Li WorldCat page
  23. https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=林家聲.+陳好逑++Jiasheng+Lin%3B+Haoqiu+Chen&qt=owc_search Jiasheng Lin & Haoqiu Chen WorldCat page

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