Sichuan Opera

ＳｉｃｈｕａｎＯｐｅｒａＢｙＱＩＵＨＡＯＡｓｃｅｎｅｆｒｏｍａＳｉｃｈｕａｎＯｐｅｒａ，ＴｈｅＣｏｌｄｅｎＭｏｕｎｔａｉｎ．ＳＩＣＨＵＡＮＯｐｅｒａｉｓｐｏｐｕｌａｒｉｎＳｏｕｔｈｗｅｓｔｅｒｎＣｈｉｎａ，ｍａｉｎｌｙｉｎＳｉｃｈｕａｎＰｒｏｖｉｎｃ...     

Yueju Opera

ＹｕｅｊｕＯｐｅｒａＢｙＱｉｕＨａｏＪｉａＢａｏｙｕａｎｄＬｉｎＤａｉｙｕｐｒｉｖａｔｅｌｙｒｅａｄｌｎｇＴｈｅｗｅｓｔＣｈａｍｂｅｒ，ａｓｃｅｎｅｆｒｏｍＹｕｅｊｕＯｐｅｒａＡＤｒｅａｍｏｆｔｈｅＲｅｄＭａｎｓｉｏｎｓ．ＩＮ１９５３，ｔｈｅｆｉｒｓ...     

Henan Opera

ＨｅｎａｎＯｐｅｒａＢｙＪＩＮＧＺＸＨＨＥＮＡＮｏｐｅｒａｉｓｏｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｍａｊｏｒｌｏｃａｌｏｐｅｒａｓｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄｔｏｔｈｅａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｉｍｅｎｔｏｆｗｏｏｄｅｎｃｌａｐｐｅｒｓｉｎＨｅｎａｎＰｒｏｖｉｎｃｅ，ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎＣｈｉ...     

Pingju Opera

ＰｉｎｇｊｕＯｐｅｒａＢｙＱＩＵＨＡＯＸｉｎＦｅｎｇｘｉａｐｌａｙｅｄＬｉｕＯｉａｏ＇ｅｒｉｎｔｈｅ４０ｓ．ＩＮＧＪＵＯＰＥＲＡｉｓｏｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｍａｉｎｇｅｎｒｅｓｏｆｏｐｅｒａｉｎＨｅｂｅｉＰｒｏｖｉｎｃｅ，ａｎｄｇｏｔｉｔｓｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｎａ...     

Peking Opera

ＰｅｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａＢｙＹＵＣＯＮＧＰＥＫＩＮＧＯＰＥＲＡ，ａｌｓｏｃａｌｌｅｄ＂ｔｈｅｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｏｐｅｒａｏｆＣｈｉｎａ，＂ｉｓｏｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ＇ｓｍａｊｏｒｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌｏｐｅｒａｆｏｒｍｓ．Ｉｔｓｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ...     

Americans and Peking Opera

ＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓａｎｄＰｅｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａＩｎＨａｗａｉａｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙａｎｄａｔａｌｅｎｔｅｄｔｅａｃｈｅｒｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓａｎｄｔｈｅｐｕｂｉｃｔｏＣｈｉｎｅｓｅｔｈｅａｔｅｒＺＨＡＮＧＹＡＮＰＥＫＩＮＧｏｐｅｒｅ，ｗ...     

Students of Peking Opera

ＳｔｕｄｅｎｔｓｏｆＰｅｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａＢｙＨＵＡＮＧＷＥＮＡＦＴＥＲＰＡＳＳＩＮＧａｔｏｕｇｈｅｘａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎＬｉｕＪｉａｃｈｕｎ，１２，ｅｒａＩｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｉｎＢｅｉｊｉｎｇ，ｋｉｃｋｉｎｇｏｆｆｈｉｓｓｅｖｅｎ－ｙｅａｒＰｅｋｉｎｇ...     

Role-Defining Peking Opera Stage Makeup

Female Roles Makeup for the Jan or female role in Peking Opera endows the actress with an oval face; pointed chin, arched eyebrows, almond shaped eyes, and a rosebud mouth - the idealized Chinese concept of feminine beauty. Whether naturally round or angular, an actress's face can be made to appear perfectly oval with the help of a hairpiece (pian- zi), pasted to her forehead and temples. Other aesthetic attributes are created with the help of white face powder, rouge, lipstick, and black ey…     

Beijing Museum of Traditional Opera

THE 100th museum to open in Beijing, the Beijing Museum of Traditional Opera is located inside the Beijing Huguang Guildhall Chamber of Cultural Prosperity and Ancestral Hall of the Local Worthy.The museum's various exhibits have distinctively artistic     

Song and Dance Over Opera

A pilot program that could precede the listing of Peking Opera in the curriculum of primary and middle schools across China has sparked debate     

Facial Makeup in Pking Opera

ＦａｃｉａｌＭａｋｅｕｐｉｎＰｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａＯｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｍｏｓｔｂｅｌｏｖｅｄｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓｉｎＰｅｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａ，ＳｏｎｇＤｙｎａｓｔｙｏｆｆｉｃｉａｌＢａｏＺｈｅｎｇ．ＰｈｏｔｏｂｙＨｕｏｊｉａｎｙｉｎｇＯＦＴＨＥｍａｎｙｔｙｐ...     

Peking Opera Makeup: Cao Cao

ＰｅｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａＭａｋｅｕｐ：ＣａｏＣａｏＢｙｓｔａｆｆｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｒＨＵＯＪＩＡＮＹＩＮＧＣＡＯＣＡＯ（Ａ．Ｄ．１５５－２２０）ｗａｓｒｕｌｅｒｏｆｔｈｅｋｉｎｇｄｏｍｏｆＰｅｒｉｏｄ．ＡｌｓｏｋｎｏｗｎａｓＣａｏＭｅｎｇｄｅ．ｈｅｗａｓｂ...     

The Performance Art of Peking Opera

BY the turn of the19th century,Beijing's status as economic,po-litical and cultural capital had attracted so many theatrical troupesfrom Shaanxi,Anhui,and Hubei that it resembled a multi-facetedperformance venue.The Anhui Opera troupe initially arrived at theinvitation of the imperial court,but its popularity soon extendedfrom the nobility to the common people.Lesser-known companies came on theirown initiative,and their warm reception encouraged many,in common with theAnhui Opera company,to…     

Students and Lovers of Huangmei Opera

HUANGMEI Opera is native to Anhui Prov- ince, as is the group of young girls learn- ing it in the provin- cial capital of Hefei. At 15 years old, Hu Yuanyuan is the youngest but tallest in her class. She has been studying Huangmei Opera for two years. Before entering the school she had neither tried nor considered learning the opera, but now finds it an intense pleasure. Gong Jingjing, 16, disliked opera in the past. During slack farming seasons opera troupes would frequently come to he…     

Peking Opera Makeup:Xiang Yu

ＰｅｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａＭａｋｅｕｐ：ＸｉａｎｇＹｕ￥ＨＵＯＪＩＡＮＹＩＮＧＢｙｓｔａｆｆｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｒＨＵＯＪＩＡＮＹＩＮＧＩＮＴＨＩＳｉｓｓｕｅｗｅｗｏｕｌｄｌｉｋｅｔｏｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｙｏｕｔｏＸｉａｎｇＹｕ，ｔｈｅｍａｉｎｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ...     

Peking Opera Makeup:Yang Yansi

ＰｅｋｉｎｇＯｐｅｒａＭａｋｅｕｐ：ＹａｎｇＹａｎｓｉＢｙｓｔａｆｆｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｒＨＵＯＪＩＡＮＹＩＮＧＹＡＮＧＹａｎｓｉ，ａｐｒｏｍｉｎｅｎｔｆｉｇｕｒｅｏｆｔｈｅＮｏｒｔｈｅｍＳｏｎｇａｎｄｓｏｎｏｆｔｈｅｆａｍｏｕｓｇｅｎｅｒａｌＹａｎｇＪｉ...     

On China''''s Stage:Shaanxi Opera

ＯｎＣｈｉｎａ＇ｓＳｔａｇｅ：ＳｈａａｎｘｉＯｐｅｒａＢｙＱＩＵＨＡＯＳＨＡＡＮＸＩＯＰＥＲＡ，ａｌｓｏｋｎｏｗｎａｓｑｉｎｑｉａｎｇｂｅｃａｕｓｅｉｔｏｆＱｉｎ，ｉｓｏｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｕｎｉｑｕｅｌｏｃａｌｏｐｅｒａｓｉｎＣｈｉｎａ．Ｔｈｅｏｐｅｒａ...     

A Qiongiu Opera Troupe in Hainan

Asimple stage had been set up at theeutrance of Balun Village in theQiongshan District of Haikou City.Curious villagers gathered around towatch the actors and actresses rehearse for their per-formance. It had been three days since the troupe'sfirst Qiongju Opera show in the village, and publicinterest was so strong that Chen Zeliang, managerof the troupe, decided to put on a fourth show.Chen's troupe comes from Dazhipo Town, MeilanDistrict,Haikou. To date, more than 20 independenttroupes from all over the province are based inDazhipo, and each stages over 250 shows a year.They cover every corner of the province, sometimestraveling to neighboring Guangdong Province'sXuwen and Zhanjiang. Qiongju Opena is a particu-lar favorite of native Hainanese, and no festival or     

Opera Classic Gets a Happy Ending

Chinese composer writes a new score for the last 18 minutes of Puccini's Turandot It has long been the wishes of many clas- sical opera fans and sopranos alike that the heroine of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's classic Turandot,Princess Turandot,had her own aria.And now that wish has just come true.In the new edi- tion of the opera presented by the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) of China in March,the princess sang a beauti- ful and moving aria,named The First Tears, transforming herself in the process from a cold-hearted woman with infinite power into an ordinary girl falling in love with Prince Calaf,the hero of the opera.     

Tian Guilan and Her Jinju Opera Troupe

TIANGuilanistrulytheprideoftheShanxipeople.HavingDerformedonstagesincetheageof13,sheisrankedasanationalClass1performer.In1986,TianbecamethefirstJinju(ShanxiOpera)performerevertowinthecovetedPlumAward,China'shighesttheatricalprize.At60,Tianstillspendstwo-thirdsofheryearperforming.Inher46yearsonstage,Tianhasplayedthedemandingroleofhuadan,awomanofquestionablemorals,usuallyacoquettishmaidservantoranamorousyoungwomanwhoisbold,seductive,andTianGuilanistrulytheprideoftheShanxipeople.Havingper…