This is opera like you've never seen it before.
High Concept. High Stakes. High Impact...and definitely out of the box.
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Some stories survive because they contain something true.
A mermaid who would give up everything for the chance to change her life. A cat who succeeds through audacity and wit. A princess whose fairy-given gift proves less helpful than expected. Characters whose wishes, ambitions and mistakes lead them into unexpected territory.
Once Upon a Song brings together four tales in an intimate theatrical experience combining live music, storytelling, song and dance.
Funny, strange and occasionally melancholy, these stories speak to children encountering them for the first time and to adults returning with new eyes.
Dec 5, 6, 2026 (3pm).
HK Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre
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Coming soon... a fable that traces the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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There's nothing more human than Opera.
Contrary to popular belief, opera is not about being able to understand Italian, German or French, but…,
The language of emotions
You don’t need to understand the words of a song to feel the melody or share in the emotion, and that's the same with our operas.
Operatic singing embraces joy, sadness, fear, anger, betrayal, compassion and love. We like to explore all human emotions and that’s why the experience is so memorable and so powerfully human.
Through passionate vocals and a live orchestra, the music reaches deep within you: touching your heart, then your mind, then your whole being.
In fact we are so keen to help you hear opera with your whole being that from time to time we present special shows where we encourage the audience to sleep through it! Truly - we invite you to lay down, close your eyes and just relax while the music washes through you.
Meet our
Artistic Director Jessica Ng.
An experienced Soprano and founder of Opera Box, Jessica's passion is putting opera at the heart of magical theatrical experiences - always surprising, always delighting.
That’s right, these are our special productions created for those aged from 3 months to 3 years (and their parents of course!). We call it O!Blox.
The joy of being able to experience opera with every cell of our bodies means that even babies can enjoy the wonderful feeling that it brings. And it’s not just a wonderful feeling, opera is also proven to be healthy and healing for the human body!
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Keeping Opera Human
Opera Box is a creative home for opera in Hong Kong. We bring together exceptional artists and give them the freedom to shape the work they create, building productions around the voices, ideas, and talent that exist here rather than importing models from elsewhere. Grounded in uncompromising artistic standards, we nurture collaboration, experimentation, and genuine connection with audiences, creating a space where opera remains a living art form and where new voices have room to be heard.
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“Opera Box brought theatricality to the fore, offering a joyous and imaginative conclusion to the year”
...with an unexpectedly playful and inventive production of Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges. The singers’ dynamic use of the space—popping up in unexpected places—kept the audience engaged in the fever dream-like progression of the story.
INTERLUDE HK DEC 2024
Begin Anywhere.
