Wisteria, a campus version of the Chinese opera Regret for the Past, will be put on by the Zheng Xiaoying Opera Center of Xiamen Institute of Technology, at the National Center for the Performing Arts from Sept 22-25.

Regret for the Past was composed by Shi Guangnan (1940-1990), based on Lu Xun's only romance novel of the same title.

The work debuted in 1981 but has not been performed for 30 years. Under the direction of 82-year-old conductor Zheng Xiaoying, the work has been rearranged to better suit today's audience. Zheng will introduce the plot to the audience and conduct the first half of the performances.

After National Center for the Performing Arts, the opera will tour a number of universities and colleges.