On opening night, Wu took the leading role as Aoshu Zheng, marching out on stage in the brilliant garb of a Han-dynasty general, leading his troops back to the capital after a victorious battle.
首演當晚，飾演主角敖叔征的吳興國出場，披著考究華美的漢朝戰服班師回朝，他以融合京劇中武生、花臉、老生的唱做方式，詮釋這位利慾薰心的大將軍。