Cession for Consolidation of the Song Regime

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Two years in the making of “Cession for Consolidation of the Song Regime”, the production recounts the historical story of Qian Chu, King of Wuyue during the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, who deferred to historical tides and his allegiance to the rightful rule. The China National Peking Opera Company preserves traditions while embracing innovation, and has crafted this production with a firm grounding in the core aesthetics of Peking opera, employing its signature abstract and symbolic conventions to evoke a magnificent chapter showing a wise king who values his people, pursues peace and stability, demonstrating the communal spirit pertaining to the Chinese national identity.

The stellar cast is led by Peking opera star duo Yu Kuizhi, known as “China’s No 1 laosheng (old male role)”, and Li Shengsu, celebrated qingyi (virtuous female) role artist of the Mei (Lanfang) School and joined by the Company’s finest established artists and promising young talents, to illustrate the spirit and historical roots of the Chinese nation through the artistry of Peking opera in the new era.