Opera · ST10808

Qinqiang Opera

Soaring bangzi plays of the northwest, often of loyal martyrs, battles and court cases.

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Play · First staged 1918Three Drops of BloodFan Zidong's Qinqiang opera for the Yisu Society, first staged in 1918 and built around a blood test of kinshipFan ZidongSE10099Play · Ma Jianling's 1954 versionThe Orphan of Zhao (Qinqiang)Adapted by Ma Jianling in 1954 and first staged by the Qinqiang troupe of the Shaanxi Opera Research InstituteMa JianlingSSET10202Play · Mid-Qing (traditionally credited to Li Fanggui as a wanwanqiang play)The Fiery SteedWang Huaiwei's new version premiered with the Sanyi Troupe in 1954 and became the first colour Qinqiang film in 1958Li Fanggui · Wang HuaiweiSE10189Play · Older text undated; Ma Jianling's 1953 versionTouring West LakeA Qinqiang play grown from the Ming chuanqi The Red Plum Blossoms, its scenes widely performedMa JianlingSSET10198Play · Date unknownWudian SlopeA traditional Qinqiang play drawn from folk legend and the Baochuan song textAnonymous; drawn from folk tradition and a Ming anonymous 'Baochuan' lyric textSSET10203Excerpt · Date unknownBeating Jiao ZanThe kitchen maid Yang Paifeng beats Jiao Zan with her fire-pokerTraditional Qinqiang piece; author and adapter unknownSSET10205Play · 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 RuimingSSET10204