Phạm Thị Trân (926–976), was a Vietnamese artist, dancer, opera singer and

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during the Dinh Dynasty period. Originally from Hong Chau in what is now the Hai Hung province, she was eventually invited to the royal court of the king, Dinh Tien. On the king's orders, she taught the arts to soldiers. She was a pioneer artist as an opera singer, and is referred to as the first professional theatre artist in

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. Amongst her innovations, she is credited as the creator of '' chèo'', which was a genre of popular theatre. She is also counted as the first woman to have been made a Mandarin in Vietnam.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pham, Thi Tran 926 births 976 deaths 10th-century Vietnamese women 10th-century Vietnamese people Vietnamese women singers Medieval singers People from Hải Dương province