Nanguan fans used to be limited to the Chinese community, and to the older generation at that, but the Siong Leng Musical Association, one of the oldest nanguan groups in Singapore, has surprised everyone by putting on a major nanguan play that has succeeded in filling a 1500-seat theater to capacity three nights in a row.
過去南管音樂總是侷限在華人社團裡，屬於老人家的專利。然而新加坡老牌的南管社團──湘靈音樂社，卻在推出大型南管戲時，出人意料地讓容納一千五百多位觀眾的黃金劇院連續三天滿座。