What plays should I start with if I want to learn about Peking Opera?

I think you should start with the traditional plays, because the modern plays, especially the model plays, although there are some classics, always lack the beauty of the essence of the traditional operas - even though the plots of the modern plays are more accessible than the traditional ones.

In fact, you can start by watching some new historical dramas like "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu" and "The God of Luo", which are more plotted, and the plots don't drag on, and are quite watchable, without departing from the beauty of the opera program.

Opera is the art of the "corner", so check out the plays of your favorite actors or the representative plays of a certain genre.

If you like Dan roles, the Mei School's The Drunken Concubine, Daiyu Burial of Flowers, and Taizhen Gaidian, the Cheng School's The Sacrificial Pagoda, The Locked Pouch, and Concubine Mei, the Shang School's The Lost Son of the Frightened Madness, and The Princess of the Shuangyangs, the Xun School's The Red Queen, and Huo Xiaoyu, and the Zhang School's The Pavilion at the River Watch, and the Tale of the Western Chamber are all very good.

The Tan School's Dingjunshan - Battle of Taiping, the Ma School's Huaiheying, and the Yan School's Wanglang - Crouching Dragon Hanging Filial Piety. I really like the Ma School and the Yan School.

Starting from the plays of the founders of the school, I have slowly seen the young and middle-aged actors who are now active on the stage.

If you are interested in traditional theater, you can check out "The Essence of Chinese Peking Opera Audio and Video" on the Central 11 Opera Channel, which is very good.