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As a large-scale original modern stage drama of Huangmei Opera, Yan Fengying takes the background that Yan Fengying´s performing arts matured and reached peak of artistic achievements in the 1950s, introduces her happiest life experiences, describes her intertwined artistic creation and emotions, and narrates her stories during drama life with twists and turns. Let us probe into the legendary female´s soul together, and know the reason why her short life of 38 years is so touching and fascinating for a long time...

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The Huangmei Opera "Yan Fengying" was starred by famous Huangmei Opera singer Wu Qiong. As early as June 24 to 27, 2010, the play had already been staged in Beijing to commemorate Yan’s 80th birthday.



Performer: Wu Qiong, Huang Xinde

Director: Cao Qijing


Huangmei Opera Yan Fengying


About Huangmei Opera more

Huangmei Opera was formed in the 18th century, when Chinese local operas were flourishing. Originally it was a combination of local folk songs, dances and some widely spread ancient operas. Huangmei in Hubei Province bordering on Anhui Province is a county famous for its tea and tea-picking songs, from which Huangmei Opera got its original name, "tea-picking tunes" or "tea-picking opera".

About Yan Fengying

Yan Fengying, born in 1930, a country girl from Luojialing in Tongcheng County, Anhui Province. She began to learn Huangmei Opera at the age of 13. A versatile performer who played a variety of roles.

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From her teenage years, portraying the life stories of the legendary Huangmei opera artist Yan Fengying remains a long-sustained dream of Wu Qiong. Today, for Wu Qiong, interpreting the legendary actress on stage is not only a way to pay tribute, but is more about a woman´s understanding and retrospective of another woman.

"Some artists are trained, while others are born to be artists. Yan Fengying is endowed with the gift of singing and performing, so she easily outperformed others even without introductory training. Her performance follows a natural and simple style which won the favor of so many opera fans. These all made Yan a definitive figure in the art of Huangmei Opera."

"Starring as Yan Fengying at my age is quite different from other ages. If an actress stars as Yan at 20, maybe she is driven by curiosity or vanity; At the age of 30, maybe she is driven by a sense of artistic pursuit; At my age, starring Yan makes me able to communicate with the soul of a Huangmei Opera master."

"What´s most rewarding... I can not tell you this precisely at this stage. One thing for sure is that I will be more committed as a Huangmei artist, not for money or reputation things, but only for my artistic pursuit."


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