A Story of Opera Troupes: Written for Those Who Don't Watch Opera

Author: Zhang Yihuo
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Features: I felt my ears warm, he sang with sorrow. The world of painted faces, fleeting and scattered, through the lives of actors, one sees the joys and sorrows of the world. Zhang Yihuo counts the joys and sorrows of eight famous actors, writing a grand drama for those who do not watch the opera. Chinese opera art, like other traditional arts, is fading in a dazzling way, and the moving stories of famous actors in the last century are gradually fading from people's memories. In her new book "Memoirs of Actors—A Grand Drama for Those Who Do Not Watch Opera," Zhang Yihuo records the past lives of seven actors—Shang Xiaoyun, Yan Huihua, Yang Baozhong, Ye Shenglan, Ye Shengchang, Xi Xiaobo, and Cheng Yanqiu—with a sensitive pen. The people and stories described in the book are record-based, written for those who do not watch opera, so the focus is on the people rather than the performances. Actors are a special group, both brilliant and humble. Their expressions and gazes are direct reflections of their encounters with the times. The tides of the times, the clarity and turbidity of politics, lift them up or swallow them whole. But there is a unique posture and spirit that remains with them throughout. Actors, with their extraordinary skills and under the stars, fulfill the meaning and mission of a life spent in painted faces. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, in a cycle of repetition. Just this alone is moving. This book records the touching stories of eight actors: Shang Xiaoyun, Yan Huihua, Yang Baozhong, Ye Shenglan, Ye Shengchang, Xi Xiaobo, Ma Lianliang, and Cheng Yanqiu, reflecting the of actors in various political movements and their noble character.