Peking Opera Master Qiu Shengrong (includes disc)

Author: Tan Xingyu
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Peking Opera performer Qiu Shengrong, China Pictorial Publishing House released The Peking Opera Master Qiu Shengrong. Former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wan Guoquan wrote the preface for the book. It focuses on the arduous journey Qiu Shengrong went through in establishing the Qiu School of art; the creative processes of some classic plays that have been passed down to this day; Qiu Shengrong's achievements in the field of Peking Opera, as well as the influence of his conduct and relationships on his friends and disciples. Many of the photographs in the book are rare, privately provided by Qiu Shengrong's family and relatives, with most of them never having been published in any media before. It presents an arduous yet extraordinary artistic path; premieres; includes a rare original sound lecture and classic arias.