Name: NCPA Original Opera The Chinese Orphan
Start: 2012-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2012-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Location: NCPA

Organization

Admin

National Centre for the Performing Arts

Conductor

Lü Jia

Stage director

Chen Xinyi

Baritone

Yuan Chenye

Cheng Ying

Sun Li

Tenor

Chen Yong

Zhao Wu

Soprano

Yao Hong

Princess

Zhou Xiaolin

Mezzo-soprano

Zhuo Zhang

Mai Shu

Bass

Guan Zhijing

Gongsun Chujiu

Jin Zhengjian

Tu Angu

Bass-baritone

Yi Yang

Zhao Dun

Wang Chuanyue

Han Jue

Others

China NCPA Chorus

Orchestra

China NCPA Orchestra

NCPA Original Opera The Chinese Orphan

Beijing

China

NCPA

Opera House

NCPA Original Opera The Chinese Orphan: The Chinese Orphan Lei

Public

The Chinese Orphan

Prajna Dittakavi

Approved

The Chinese Orphan tells the story of the aristocratic family Zhao's being framed to death by Tu Angu, a treacherous official in the Spring & Autumn Period and the survival orphan Zhao Wu's revenge for his family when he grows up. The work has been interpreted through sorts of stage arts. The great French writer Voltaire once adapted this story into a play titled L'orphelin de la Maison de Tchao (The Chinese Orphan). It was introduced to the western world and has been popular ever since. In 2010, the film Sacrifice (Zhao Shi Gu Er)directed by Chen Kaige caused a great sensation.

In 2011, the well-known 'golden partners' playwright Zou Jingzhi and composer Lei Lei joined again to tailor for NCPA the original opera The Chinese Orphan. The reason why they focus on the historical theme for one more time is that they wish to restore the classicism, and highlight the Chinese nation's value of sacrificing life for justice, and to promote Chinese culture with the righteous traditional spirits to the whole world.

English

NCPA Original Opera The Chinese Orphan by Lei, From (2012/2012), Directed by Chen Xinyi,, Conductor Lü Jia, NCPA, Beijing, China

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