Opera · ST10801

Kunqu Opera

Chuanqi plays and scenes sung in the refined water-mill style, with elegant lyrics and exquisite movement.

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5 works
Play · Ming dynasty, Wanli eraThe Red Plum BlossomsA Ming chuanqi by Zhou Chaojun about Pei Yu and Li HuiniangZhou ChaojunSSET10199Play · Ming, 1598The Peony PavilionTang Xianzu's chuanqi drama of 1598, kept alive on the Kunqu stage through scenes such as The Interrupted DreamTang XianzuSE10094Play · 1688 (completed in the 27th year of Kangxi)The Palace of Eternal LifeHong Sheng's chuanqi of fifty scenes, drawn from the Song of Everlasting Regret and Rain on the Paulownia TreeHong ShengSE10172Play · 1699 (finished in the sixth month of the 38th year of Kangxi)The Peach Blossom FanKong Shangren's chuanqi in forty-four scenes, finished in 1699 after three draftsKong ShangrenSE10173Play · Mid-Ming (by Liang Chenyu, who lived 1520–1592)The Girl Washing SilkLiang Chenyu's chuanqi, the first to bring the refined Kun singing style onto the stageLiang ChenyuSE10174