Ping opera

Pingju or Ping opera (Chinese: 评剧; pinyin: píngjù) is a form of Chinese opera from northern China.

Not to be confused with Peking opera, which used to be called Pingju.
Xin Fengxia in the pingju Flowers as Matchmakers

History

Pingju originated in Tangshan, Hebei, near the city of Tianjin.[1] Among all China's regional operas, it was the most famous in the Republican period for its passionate performances and romantic plots.[2]

Movies based upon and incorporating Pingju include Zhang Shichuan's 1936 Red Begonia (t 海棠紅, s 海棠红, Hǎitáng Hóng), starring Bai Yushuang.[3]

A Pingju performance in Tianjin

Performers

Bai Yushuang was known as the "Queen of Pingju". Other famed performers include Xin Fengxia[4] and her mentor Hua Furong.[5]

References
  1. "China Pingju Festival", China Culture.
  2. Cheng (2002), p. 8.
  3. Cheng (2002), p. 11.
  4. Davis, Edward L. (January 2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 649. ISBN 978-0-415-77716-2.
  5. Cheng (2002), p. 7.

Further reading
  • Chinnery, John (2007). Pingju: Real Life Opera of Northern China. New World Press.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.