Yuan Zaju
9 worksZaju plays by Guan Hanqing, Wang Shifu and others, staged today mostly through Kunqu and other operas.
The Injustice to Dou EGuan Hanqing's Yuan zaju in a prologue and four acts, on Dou E's wrongful sentence and her three dying vowsGuan HanqingSE10084
Romance of the Western ChamberWang Shifu's Yuan zaju in five parts and twenty-one acts, telling how Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying come to marryWang ShifuSE10085
Autumn in the Han PalaceMa Zhiyuan's Yuan zaju sung by Emperor Yuan's role, ending in his longing at a lone goose's cryMa ZhiyuanSE10086
The Orphan of ZhaoJi Junxiang's Yuan zaju of Cheng Ying's sacrifice for the Zhao orphan, the first Chinese play in a European languageJi JunxiangSE10087
The Single-Sword MeetingGuan Hanqing's Yuan zaju in four acts, sung in turn by Qiao Gong, Sima Hui and Lord Guan himselfGuan HanqingSE10154
Rescuing a Sister from the Wind and DustGuan Hanqing's Yuan zaju comedy in which Zhao Pan'er tricks a divorce letter out of Zhou She to free Song YinzhangGuan HanqingSE10155
Rain on the Paulownia TreeBai Pu's Yuan zaju in a prologue and four acts, ending with Emperor Xuanzong woken by rain on the paulowniaBai PuSE10156
On the Wall and on HorsebackBai Pu's Yuan zaju, sung throughout by Li Qianjin, on a meeting over a wall and seven years of hidden marriageBai PuSE10157
The Soul of Qiannü Leaves Her BodyZheng Guangzu's Yuan zaju from a Tang tale, in which Qiannü's spirit leaves her body to follow Wang Wenju to the capitalZheng GuangzuSE10158