Sacrifice: Peking Opera at Online Event, London on Sunday 12th December 2021

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Sacrifice: Peking Opera

Add to my Calendar 12-12-2021 19:30 12-12-2021 21:30 36 Sacrifice: Peking Opera Sacrifice is a classic Peking opera adapted from The Orphan of Zhao, the first Chinese opera to become known in Europe. The live recording of Wang’s Sacrifice not only focuses on the heritage and performance of this classic Peking opera for a new era but also includes recordings from the rehearsals, and interviews with Wang Peiyu, as well as Peking opera artists and masters. Performed in Mandarin, with English subtitles.  During the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China, Minister Zhao Dun and General Tu’an Gu were two of Duke Ling’s most influential subordinates. Tu’an set up a poisonous scheme and Zhao’s entire family is destroyed. Only Zhao’s daughter-in-law, Princess Zhuang Ji, is left to give birth to a son. The Princess instructs Cheng Ying, a physician, to bring the child to Gongsun Chujiu, a friend of the Zhao family, before Tu’an orders to kill the newborn infant. When Tu’an Gu learns that the orphan had escaped, he issues an order to kill all newborn babies in the city. With no other option, Cheng Ying and Gongsun made a plan to save babies in the state and Zhao’s orphan by sacrificing Cheng Ying’s own newborn son and Gongsun’s life…Running time: 1h 25minsIn Chinese with English subtitlesDate: 12 DecemberTime: 19:30Tickets £10 Online Event, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Online Event
Virtual Circle
26-28 Hammersmith Grove
London
W6 7BA
England

Sunday 12th December 2021
7:30 PM

Programme

Ji Junxiang – Sacrifice / The Orphan of Zhao (ad. for opera)

Performers

Peking Opera

Programme Note

Sacrifice is a classic Peking opera adapted from The Orphan of Zhao, the first Chinese opera to become known in Europe. The live recording of Wang’s Sacrifice not only focuses on the heritage and performance of this classic Peking opera for a new era but also includes recordings from the rehearsals, and interviews with Wang Peiyu, as well as Peking opera artists and masters. Performed in Mandarin, with English subtitles.

During the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China, Minister Zhao Dun and General Tu’an Gu were two of Duke Ling’s most influential subordinates. Tu’an set up a poisonous scheme and Zhao’s entire family is destroyed. Only Zhao’s daughter-in-law, Princess Zhuang Ji, is left to give birth to a son. The Princess instructs Cheng Ying, a physician, to bring the child to Gongsun Chujiu, a friend of the Zhao family, before Tu’an orders to kill the newborn infant. When Tu’an Gu learns that the orphan had escaped, he issues an order to kill all newborn babies in the city. With no other option, Cheng Ying and Gongsun made a plan to save babies in the state and Zhao’s orphan by sacrificing Cheng Ying’s own newborn son and Gongsun’s life…

Running time: 1h 25mins
In Chinese with English subtitles
Date: 12 December
Time: 19:30
Tickets £10

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