Opera · ST10802

Peking Opera

A vast repertoire of emperors, generals, scholars and beauties, sung in the xipi and erhuang modes.

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7 works
Play · Qianlong reign of the Qing (from the local huabu play The Drunken Concubine Yang)The Drunken ConcubineGrown from a Qianlong-era local play and polished by Mei Lanfang into a signature work of the Mei schoolMei LanfangSE10175Play · Qing, 1802 (earliest surviving performance record)Yu Tang ChunA story first told by Feng Menglong in the late Ming; its earliest recorded staging dates from 1802Peking opera performers of the traditional repertoireSE10179Play · 1918 (as The Chu–Han Contest) to 1922 (present title)The Hegemon-King Bids His Concubine FarewellPeking opera staged by Mei Lanfang and Yang Xiaolou in 1922, best known for Consort Yu's sword danceMei Lanfang · Qi Rushan · Wu ZhenxiuSE10095Play · 1940 (premiered at the Golden Theatre, Shanghai)The Unicorn PurseWritten by Weng Ouhong at Cheng Yanqiu's request and first staged at the Golden Theatre in Shanghai in 1940Weng Ouhong · Cheng YanqiuSE10177Play · Written 1959, premiered 1960 (Peking opera)The Women Generals of the Yang FamilyA Peking opera by Fan Junhong and Lü Ruiming, first staged in 1960Fan Junhong · Lu RuimingSSET10204Play · Date unknown (traditional Peking opera play)The Empty City StratagemFrom chapter 95 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang plays the zither on the wall and an army turns backPeking opera performers of the traditional repertoireSE10176Play · Qing (an earlier form, Balang Visits His Mother, was part of a late Qing serial play of the Sixi troupe)Silang Visits His MotherFifteen years after his capture, Yang Silang slips back one night to see his mother; a play built on singingPeking opera performers of the traditional repertoireSE10178