Since the early twentieth century, Hong Kong has always been an important venue for Cantonese opera development. After 1949, as a result of political turmoil in the Mainland, performers and troupes converged and resettled in the territory, leading to a tremendous prospering of Cantonese opera in the subsequent decade. This development is linked intimately with the rise of the electronic media.
Performers and troupes began to grasp the possibilities offered by film and radio to re-examine age-old performance practices with regard to acting, singing, script writing, instrumentation, and stage set-up. They brought in novel elements from the theatre and movie world, and participated in the production of films and records. With these acts, they are extending the movement to modernize Cantonese opera that began in the 1930s.
Wong Jum-sum was thoroughly immersed in the world of Cantonese opera from young. Through his close encounter with master performers like Hung Sin-nui, Ma Si-tsang, Yam Kim-fai, Pak Suet-sin and Tong Dik-sang, he witnessed first hand the modernization of Cantonese opera, and was mightily moved by the adventure and passion he saw.
原作：印尼民歌
作詞：方忭（陳蝶衣）
主唱：潘秀瓊
你可曾聽說有個巴厘島
就在那印度尼西亞
那島上風景美麗如圖畫
誰都會深深愛上它
只要你一朝來到巴厘島
走向那山隈又水涯
就彷彿世外桃源安樂鄉
誰不會輕易離開它
島上的女兒家
個個是秀麗艷如花
她舞蹈又歌唱
那歌聲美妙舞態多風雅
你可曾聽說有個巴厘島
就在那印度尼西亞
那島上風景美麗如圖畫
誰都會深深愛上它
