Story Summary

Wang Zhongyi (1918-1992) was born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and graduated from the Western Painting Department of the Beiping Art College in 1939. After joining the army, he worked as an instructor at the Second Culture Instant Middle School of the Logistics Department of the Central and Southern Military Region, and in 1954 he became a scriptwriter for the Wuhan Peking Opera Troupe. His theater works include the Peking Opera “Battle of Panther Bay” and other works, and his operatic works include the modern piece “Han Ying Meets His Mother” of the Jingyun Drum and the ancient story “Thyme Recognizes His Wife”, etc. He has been engaged in the creation of operas and operatic works. He is a well-known expert in the creation and theoretical research of opera and operas. Please listen to his lecture at Beijing Normal University in 1986. Translated by Prof. Bai Suzhen.

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This lesson also includes a performance of 《连环计》“Chain Plan" by Sun Shujun.