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Drama: Peking Opera, Famous Players and Famous Plays, Ba Wang Bie Ji, Farewell My Concubine, Performed By Yuan Shihai and Du Jinfang
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Peking Opera: Ba Wang Bie Ji (Farewell My Concubine)
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Code: vc00bawa1
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$13.95
Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
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VCD title: Ba Wang Bie Ji. Beijing Opera Farewell My Concubine performed by Du Jinfang and Yuan Shihai. Produced by China Record Shanghai Corporation. ISRC CNE019900790 Bawang Bie Ji (Farewell My Concubine) is set at the end of the Qin dynasty, which ran from 221 to 206 BC. The despotic Emperor Er-shi has lost control of the nation, and the oppressed people have taken up arms in rebellion against the evil ruler. The country broke into separate spheres of power as a few heroes emerged from the chaos to proclaim themselves kings. Among them, two great military leaders contended for supremacy: Xiang Yu, the King of Chu, and Liu Bang, the King of Han. In a crucial battle with his rival, Liu Bang, in 202 BC, Xiang Yu is caught in an encirclement. His troops run out of food, and when they hear their native songs sung by the enemy encamped around them, they are convinced that their homeland has been occupied and their countrymen have joined Liu Bang. Xiang Yu feels that the end is near and drinks with his favorite concubine Yuji for the last time. Yuji performs a sword dance for him. Then she cuts her own throat with his sword. Grief-stricken, Xiang Yu fights his way to the Wujiang River and, when all his men have fallen, takes his own life.
Yuan Shihai
YUAN SHIHAI (1916-2002), a native of Beijing. In his early years he was trained at the Fuliancheng in hualian. After that training he had performed with the Shang Xiaoyun Troupe and other troupes. In 1940 he offered himself as a pupil of Hao Shouchen and later co-performed with Li Shifang and Li Shaochun. After the founding of new China he was appointed as deputy head of the Beijing Opera Experimental Working Troupe of Chinese Academy of Traditional Opera (now China Beijing Opera Theatre). He sings and acts in a vivid and unconstrained way and is distinctive and exquisite in the portrayal of his characters. Based on the Hao style performing art, he has evolved a unique style of his own. He has co-staged General and Minister Are Reconciled, the Wild Boar Forest and the Story of the Bandits with Li Shaochun and performed the Black Whirlwind and Peach Blossom Village, which mainly feature the hualian role. His Meeting of Heroes and Wild Boar Forest have been put into films. In a modern piece the Red Lantern he successfully played the part of Hatoyama, a Japanese army officer.
Du Jinfang
DU JINFANG (1932- ), a native of Beijing. In her childhood she was trained by Lu Peifang in qingyi. She offered herself as Wang Yaoqing's pupil in 1948. She once co-performed with Li Shaochun, Ye Shengzhang and Yuan Shihai. In 1951 she joined the Beijing Opera Experimental Working Troupe of Chinese Academy of Traditional Opera (now China Beijing Opera Theatre) and became a disciple of Mei Lanfang. She was highly appreciated by her master. Her voice is sweet and smooth; her movement and make-up are pleasing and graceful. Her repertoire includes the White Snake, Xie Yaohuan, Butterfly Lovers, Lady Saihua, the Peach Blossom Fan, the Wild Boar Forest and modern piece a White Haired Girl.
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