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The China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC), originally named the National Peking Opera Theater of China, is one of the national ensembles of performance arts directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.China National Peking Opera Company
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The current president is Song Guanlin.
For decades, the National Peking Opera Company has devoted tremendous resources in restoring and preserving existing operatic repertoires, as well as creating new works of the highest artistic quality. The CNPOC consists of three troupes. First troupe was previously led by current vice-president of the company, the celebratedLeading performers of CNPOC
/ref> Productions staged by these troupes are regularly screened on CCTV11 (The Chinese Central Television's channel for Chinese opera). In the last fifty years, the CNPOC produced more than 500 traditional or new dramas with different subjects and genres. Its repertoire includes, ''Wild Pig Forest'', ''Three Attacks on Zhu Village'', ''At the Crossroad'', '' Tale of the White Snake'', ''The Mouth of Jiujiang River'', ''Sun An Dong Ben'', ''Xie Yaohuan'', ''Mu Guiying in Command'', '' Monkey King'', ''Man Jiang Hong'', '' The Red Lantern'', ''Chuncao Entering the Court'', ''Die Lian Hua'', ''Nightmare at the Han Palace'', ''Royal Envoy on Thin Horse''，'' Princess Turandot'', ''Lujiang River'', ''Yi-shan Mountain'' and one of its most famous works, ''Women Generals of the Yang Family''. The China National Peking Opera Company has visited over 50 countries, such as the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Romania, the UK, Australia, and the former Soviet Union, and is a frequent performer at the
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The China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC), originally named the National Peking Opera Theater of China, is one of the national ensembles of performance arts directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.China National Peking Opera Company/ref> Situated in
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
, it was founded in January 1955, with opera performer Mei Lanfang as the first president in its history.China National Peking Opera CompanyThe current president is Song Guanlin.
History
AsChina
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
's premier Peking opera organization, the CNPOC comprises celebrated performers, playwrights, directors, composers and stage designers and has accumulated some of the finest repertoire of productions ranging over the wide diversity of Peking Opera performance styles as well as innovative pioneering works.The China National Peking Opera CompanyFor decades, the National Peking Opera Company has devoted tremendous resources in restoring and preserving existing operatic repertoires, as well as creating new works of the highest artistic quality. The CNPOC consists of three troupes. First troupe was previously led by current vice-president of the company, the celebrated
laosheng
The is a role type in Chinese opera for dignified and respectable male characters such as Confucian scholars, nobles, or heads of households. They may be portrayed by either male actors or actresses.
Subtypes
The has numerous subtypes. The two ...
-performer Yu Kuizhi
Yu Kuizhi (Chinese: ; born 15 December 1961) is a Peking opera performer of Hui Chinese ethnicity. He plays the role of elderly men ( laosheng) in Peking Opera.
Biography
Yu Kuizhi was born in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, into a typical wo ...
. Current head of the first troupe is Li Shengsu
Li Shengsu is a Chinese Peking opera singer-actress who plays ''Dan'' roles. She began performing traditional Chinese opera from a young age and is a student of Mei Baojiu and other famous opera performers. She is widely considered a Peking oper ...
, second and third troupe are led by Li Haiyan and Zhang Jianguo respectively./ref> Productions staged by these troupes are regularly screened on CCTV11 (The Chinese Central Television's channel for Chinese opera). In the last fifty years, the CNPOC produced more than 500 traditional or new dramas with different subjects and genres. Its repertoire includes, ''Wild Pig Forest'', ''Three Attacks on Zhu Village'', ''At the Crossroad'', '' Tale of the White Snake'', ''The Mouth of Jiujiang River'', ''Sun An Dong Ben'', ''Xie Yaohuan'', ''Mu Guiying in Command'', '' Monkey King'', ''Man Jiang Hong'', '' The Red Lantern'', ''Chuncao Entering the Court'', ''Die Lian Hua'', ''Nightmare at the Han Palace'', ''Royal Envoy on Thin Horse''，'' Princess Turandot'', ''Lujiang River'', ''Yi-shan Mountain'' and one of its most famous works, ''Women Generals of the Yang Family''. The China National Peking Opera Company has visited over 50 countries, such as the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Romania, the UK, Australia, and the former Soviet Union, and is a frequent performer at the
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...
since its debut at the Kennedy Center 25 years ago and has been invited to perform on several occasions as a main attraction in their programs.About the China National Peking Opera Companyat the
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...
in Washington D.C.
References
External links
Official website
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