Opera · ST10804

Yue Opera (Shaoxing Opera)

Romances of scholars and maidens are its forte, sung with gentle, heartfelt tenderness.

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3 works
Play · 1946 (first staged by the Xuesheng troupe with Yuan Xuefen in the title role)Xianglin's WifeAdapted from Lu Xun's story The New Year's Sacrifice and first staged in Yue opera by Yuan Xuefen in 1946Liu NanweiSE10182Play · Date unknown (the source play, Ten Beauties, was staged in the all-male era of Yue opera)Questioning and Seeking the HusbandFrom the older play Ten Beauties: Yan Lanzhen questions her new husband Zeng Rong in a Yue opera favouritethe Shanghai Yue Opera House (re-adapted from Yao Shuijuan's performing script)SE10183Piece · 1958–1959 (premiered 1959)Butterfly Lovers Violin ConcertoHe Zhanhao and Chen Gang's violin concerto built on Yue opera tunes, first performed in Shanghai in 1959He Zhanhao · Chen GangSE10062