English

Noun

Cantonese opera ‎(uncountable)

1. A major category of Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Cantonese culture, and involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting.
   • 2007, Janelle G. Reinelt & Joseph R. Roach, Critical Theory and Performance, ISBN 0472068865, page 156:

     My research on Chinese immigrant theater (in the form of Cantonese opera) in nineteenth-century America brought me to San Francisco. From the first documented performance to today's occasional productions, Cantonese opera in the Bay Area has had a continuous history of over a century and a half.