Cantonese Opera was a relative late-comer among forms of Chinese Opera, and adapted some Western instrumentation and modes. After the Communists came to power in China, Cantonese Opera was carried on mainly in Hong Kong.
廣東大戲，或稱粵戲，因為成熟期較晚近，加進了西洋樂器和曲譜，已故名丑梁醒波甚至把瑪莉蓮夢露、克拉克蓋博也揉在曲詞中。