What are the repertoire of Peking Opera?

The repertoire of Peking Opera includes City of the White Emperor, Farewell My Concubine, Drunken Princess, The Jade Palace Spring, The Phoenix Returns to Its Nest, and so on.

1, "Baidi City"

Based on the classical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", 85th "Liu Xianzhu's legacy of orphans," adapted from the traditional Peking Opera repertoire, the story recounts: Liu Bei for the Guan Yu to avenge the war with the Eastern Wu, defeated in the city of Baidi, ashamed and angry, sick, can not be cured, and sent to Chengdu to ask the prime minister Zhuge Liang in a sick man. Chengdu to ask the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to listen to his last orders before his deathbed. In March of the next year, Liu Bei, who felt that his days were numbered, summoned Zhuge Liang, staged a touching play of the orphan, and died on April 24 (June 10, 223), after a long illness.

2, "Farewell My Concubine"

Farewell My Concubine is one of the classic plays of the Mei School performed by Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. The main character is Yu Ji, the beloved concubine of Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu. Qingyi Jushi is based on the kunqu "Thousand Gold Records" and "Historical Records - Xiang Yu's Chronicle". Total **** four books, "Jiu Li Shan", "Chu Han Contest", "Death of Wu Jiang" and "Ambush on Ten Sides". 1918, premiered in Beijing by Yang Xiaolou and Shang Xiaoyun.

On February 15, 1922, Yang Xiaolou collaborated with Mei Lanfang. Qi Shan Shan and Wu Zhenxiu revised Chu Han Fighters and renamed it Farewell My Concubine.

3. The Drunkenness of Concubine

The Peking Opera Drunkenness of Concubine, also known as The Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers, is a one-fold play based on the story of Yang Guifei, a historical figure of the Tang Dynasty of China. It is widely known as one of the representative repertoires of the Mei School through the creation and performance of the renowned Chinese Peking Opera performer, Mr. Mei Lanfang.

4. "Yutang Chun"

"Yutang Chun" is not only an initiation play for the Dan character of Peking Opera, but also one of the most widely circulated plays in Chinese opera. The play is a work of chaotic play by Hanabe of the Qing Dynasty, the author of which is unknown. The story can be found in Feng Menglong's compilation of "A Cautionary Tale", Volume 24, "Yutang Chun's Falling in Difficulty and Meeting Her Husband", as well as in the "History of Love", Volume 2.

As for the stage play, the Ming Dynasty had already compiled the legend of "The Record of the Finished Chastity" and "The Record of the Jade Bracelet" (Yu Shan Tang Qu Jing), and in the Qing Dynasty, the legend of "Yutang Chun" (Kasagaku Criticism of the Old Opera Programs) was performed on the stage of kunqu opera, and the script has been lost.

5. "The Phoenix Returns the Nest"

"The Phoenix Returns the Nest" is a Peking Opera adapted by Mei Lanfang from the Qing Palace's collection of "Cycle Sequence", originally titled "The Yin-Yang Tree", and also known as "Ugly Match", which was premiered in Beijing in 1929. With its ingenious plot and complete lineage, this play is similar to the Qing dynasty legendary play The Kite Mistake. Xue'e's singing is gorgeous and chic, bright and fast, like a song, which is a famous and widely circulated part of the Mei School.