Shanghai-based Huai opera actresses performing Legend of the White Snake in 2015.

Huai opera (Chinese: 淮剧; pinyin: Huáijù), also known as Jianghuai opera (Chinese: 江淮戏; pinyin: Jiānghuáixì), is a regional form of Chinese opera that originated in the 19th century in Yancheng, Jianhu County, and Huai'an in northeastern Jiangsu Province.[1] In 2008 it was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage.[2] It is most often performed in Shanghai and Jiangsu. There are three major variants with respect to mode and dialect, one from eastern Jiangsu, one from western Jiangsu, and the one in Shanghai which incorporated new tunes.[3]

Famous performers

References

  1. ^ Du, Wenwei (2012). "Golden Dragon and Mayfly : a Huaiju Play by Luo Huaizhen". CHINOPERL. 31 (1): 113–162. doi:10.1179/chi.2012.31.1.113. S2CID 85041251. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ Yu, Jihou; He, Yaoyao. "The Oral History of Song Daolin About the Inheritor of Huai Drama" (PDF). Frontiers in Art Research. 1 (4): 72–85. doi:10.25236/FAR.2019.010413 (inactive 31 January 2024). Retrieved 2 April 2023.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  3. ^ Zhao, Yuxi (2016). Zhenfang Zhao's Widow Xianglin [xianglin sao] and New Directions in Modern Huai Opera (Master's thesis). Louisiana State University. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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