''A Village Teacher'' () is a 2009

Chinese-language western-style opera Chinese contemporary classical opera () is a Chinese-language musical art form drawing on western opera traditions - distinct from modern developments of traditional Chinese opera. One of the first western-style operas was '' The White Haired Gir ...

by composer Hao Weiya to a libretto by Liu Heng. Liu is well known for the scripts to films like ''

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

Chen Xinyi Chen Xinyi (born January 2, 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer, swimming freestyle, butterfly and individual medley. Career At the 2014 Asian Games, she won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre butterfly and 4 × 100 m freestyle ...

with stage designs by Gao Guangjian, 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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