Hong Kong opera puts Trump onstage with Mao, Kim and more

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HONG KONG — The past few months under President Donald Trump have been nothing if not operatic — all the more so when China gets involved. So why not reimagine it for the stage?
“Trump, The Twins President,” which just wrapped up three days of performances in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong, marries traditional Cantonese opera with a parody of modern political events, mostly involving Trump.
Though the opera satirizes a range of political figures from China, the U.S. and elsewhere, the star of the show is Trump, who shimmied across the stage in a blond wig and eyebrows, blue suit and red tie to the delight of sold-out audiences at a 1,000-seat theater at the Xiqu Centre, a performing arts venue for Cantonese opera and Chinese traditional theater.
Cantonese opera actor Lung Koon-tin portrays President Donald Trump in Hong Kong. Chan Long Hei / APThe 3 1/2-hour show began in 2019 but has been updated to reflect current events, most recently Trump’s attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania last summer and his heated Oval Office exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February.
The show was peppered with other up-to-the-minute references, including Trump’s derision of Canada as the “51st state,” his assault on Harvard and his turbulent relationship with tech billionaire Elon Musk.
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