''A Village Teacher'' (Chinese: 山村女教师) is a 2009

Chinese-language western-style opera Chinese contemporary classical opera (Chinese: 当今古典歌剧; ''dāngjīn gŭdiăn gējù''; "contemporary classical opera") is a musical art form drawing on western opera traditions - distinct from modern developments of traditional Chinese o ...

by composer

Hao Weiya Hao Weiya (Chinese 郝维亚, born Xi'an) is a Chinese composer. His opera ''A Village Teacher'' (2009) was announced as the first "realistic" opera produced by the NCPA and CNOH. He also created a new end for the opera ''Turandot ''Turandot' ...

to a libretto by Liu Heng. Liu is well known for the scripts to films like '' Ju Dou'', '' The Knot'', and ''

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''. The opera was announced as "the first realistic opera produced by the NCPA". The premiere was directed by

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with stage designs by

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, conducted by Lü Jia. In September 2021, the opera was rearranged under the name ''Summer Rainbow'' (夏日彩虹) by NCPA.

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