Cantonese Opera singer Ms LEE-fung found her passion in Cantonese opera after she and her family went to Hong Kong during the 1950’s. She started learning Cantonese opera from a renowned Cantonese opera stars Mr. CHAN Fei-nung. At the age of 8, she began performing onstage. Though her performing journey was by no means all smooth sailing; she seized every performing opportunity to learn. When she was young, she aspired to be an “actress in a leading role”. But now she is upholding an open attitude, no matter it is an “actress in a leading role” or “supporting actress”, she is willing to perform. If you think an actress performance only build on the type of role she performed, guess LEE-fung’s story may make some of you have another opinion.
在時代巨輪的牽引下,李鳳被捲入粵劇的漩渦裡,8歲初登台板,至今投身梨園近半世紀,幾十年來她奮力掙扎,力爭上游,盼望他日踏上「正印花旦」之位。唯事與願違,李鳳的戲行生涯絕非平坦,歷盡起跌。
李鳳一生經歷大時代的轉折,看透人生,笑對起跌。李鳳出生於廣州的門第世家,不愁衣食,但50年代,為逃避一連串的社會運動,南下香港。8歲時已初登台板的李鳳,師承自陳寶珠父親-陳非儂;60年代初,參與林家聲的粵語電影,被喻為馮寶寶第二,但童星發展未能令她一炮而紅。70,80年代,粵劇行業式微,李鳳轉拍電視劇,之後更抽身學做時裝設計;臨近回歸,時勢易轉,香港粵劇界經歷「小陽春」,李鳳將做時裝設計賺到的錢自資成立劇團,擔正做正印花旦;半生遊走戲行,至此理應躊躇滿志,李鳳卻毅然淡出經營幾年的劇團,放下身段,重回二幫角色……