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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
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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 celebrated laosheng-performer Yu Kuizhi. Current head of the first troupe is Li Shengsu, second and third troupe are led by Li Haiyan and Zhang Jianguo respectively.Leading 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'', ''
at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in
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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 Ministry of Culture may refer to:
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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
Mei Lan (22 October 1894 – 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a notable Peking opera artist in modern Chinese theater. Mei was known as "Queen of Peking Opera". Mei was exclusively known for his female lead ...
as the first president in its history.China National Peking Opera CompanyThe current president is Song Guanlin.
History
As China's premierPeking opera
Peking opera, or Beijing opera (), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in Beijing in the mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became fully developed and recognize ...
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-performer Yu Kuizhi. Current head of the first troupe is Li Shengsu, 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'', ''
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'', ''Man Jiang Hong'', ''The Red Lantern
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'', ''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 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 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 in
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References
External links
Official website
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