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A woman helps build an empire, then confronts the power she fought to preserve in Yueliduo.
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Yueliduo rises from a steppe girl to an empress alongside Yelü Abaoji. After his death she cuts off her hand to frustrate a struggle for power, but later finds herself imprisoned by the dynasty she helped establish. Performed by the Peking Opera Troupe of Gansu Province. Script: Zhang Hong; direction: Xu Mengke; music, vocal design and orchestration: Wu Sheng. Performed in Chinese.
Cast (names transliterated)
Pan Yu as Yueliduo; Pu Chongcong as Yelü Abaoji; Wang Ran as Tahua; Ma Qiang as Wucao; Li Hao and Hou Yu and Li Xin as Liao nobles; Qin Chenlong and Shen Peng and Liu Chuang and An Kaihe as Khitan young men; Qin Chenlong and Shen Peng and Liu Chuang and An Kaihe as Turkic soldiers.
Musicians: Liu Shuangbo (Drums); Chang Yutong (Jinghu); Lin Hui (Jing erhu); Zhang Yuan (Yueqin); Gu Yuelu (Sanxian); Feng Ting (Zhongruan); Gao Chunmei (Daruan); Wang Lei (Pipa); Zhao Xin (Sheng); Hao Jian (Heshengqi); Wang Yan (Erhu); Zhang Xiaofeng (Erhu); Wang Hui (Bamboo flute); Xia Bing (Suona); Liu Hua (Cello); Wu Yuhang (Large gong); Zhang Zhifeng (Cymbals); Wang Yucang (Small gong); Wu Yuhang (Effects).
Casting may change on the day.
Production credits (names transliterated)
Stage design guidance: Tu Jun; Stage design guidance: Ma Xudong; Costume design guidance: Jiang Dian; Lighting design: Guo Xiaohu; Styling guidance: Zheng Weiling; Makeup design: Li Yang; Jinghu design guidance: Shi Yingjun; Percussion design: Liu Shuangbo; Sound design: Duan Xueren.
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Music: Wu Sheng; Playwright: Zhang Hong; Director: Xu Mengke.
74 Huguosi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing (北京市西城区护国寺大街74号)
Follow Beijing’s operatic history at a theatre that opened in 1955 and welcomed celebrated artists including Mei Lanfang.
The venue on Huguosi Street combines a historic theatre setting with a flexible auditorium of 550 retractable seats. Today it supports performances, recordings and exhibitions, continuing its role in the presentation and preservation of Chinese opera.
