Love and a warlord’s violence collide in the Beijing of 1925, in a Pingju adaptation of Zhang Henshui’s novel.
Singer Shen Fengxi and young Fan Jiashu fall in love at Tianqiao. Her resemblance to the wealthy He Lina complicates their lives before a warlord’s brutality tears them apart. Guan Xiugu fights back and later joins the national rescue effort. Wang Wei performs the contrasting roles of Shen Fengxi and He Lina.
China Pingju-Opera Theatre presents this production in the Jixiang Blossoms showcase of classic repertoire. Performed in Chinese.
Cast (names transliterated)
Wang Wei as Shen Fengxi; Zhao Yan as Fan Jiashu; Wang Wei as He Lina; Zhang Guoqiang as Shen Guoying; Chen Siyu as Guan Xiugu; Zhang Hongxiang as Guan Shoufeng; Du Jian as Liu Dezhu; Mao Zongming as Huang Hesheng; Tu Zhenlong as Shen Sanxuan; Yu Xiaohui as Nanny Niu; Liu Bing as Aunt Ma; Song Ge as Adjutant Liang; Guo Liyin and Liu Yanming as the old and young beggars; Gao Jingze, Bi Hu and Song Ge as the three thugs; Bi Hu and Gao Jingze as the two patrol officers; Gao Jingze and Bi Hu as the orderlies.
Casting may change on the day.
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