Chinese Yueju Opera-A Boy Emperor-3

Cast:XU Ming(徐铭),XU Qin(徐琴)
Male role:FAN School(范派)
Female role:ZHANG school(张派花旦)

Shunzhi,one of the emperors of Qing Dynasty ascended the throne at the age of six.He fell in love with his imperial brother's wife Wuyunzhu,and married to her after his brother suicided.He kept good relationship with Buddhism monk and influenced by buddhist concept.When his beloved Wuyunzhu died he was totally collapsed and retired into religion.

Lyric:
Nurse: According to the rule,the imperial son should be taken away from his mother.I'm going to send him away if his majesty agrees.
Emperor: That's just as it should be.
The imperial concubine is reluctant to part with her child
Nurse: Your majesty has been so busy during the year.It's been a long time not to come here with her ladyship.Tonight please take supper here and accompany her ladyship for a while.Please allow my descendence.Her ladyship please hand me over the child.

Emperor:How are you these days?
Wuyunzhu: Yes I'm quite fine,thank you your majesty.Please have tea your majesty.
They are seated.
Wuyunzhu: Your majesty,you are much thinner.
Emperor:You are the same.I was full of passion everytime I saw you
Wuyunzhu: But now seems we are separated by a frozen river.
Emperor:No,I still love you as I used to do.
Wuyunzhu:The imperial rules suffocate me.We are so close but far away from heart.
Emperor:I'm confused why we could become like this?
Wuyunzhu:Please remember my ex-husband's the bloody battle garment and the letter written in blood.
Emperor: He had a great ambition to overthrow my regime.He just ate his own bitter fruit.
Wuyunzhu:Nurse said it was not a big deal to get married again.
Emperor: Why can't we break through the prejudice?
Wuyunzhu: Why can't we get rid of the torture?
Emperor: Let's extricate ourselves from the rules.
Wuyunzhu:It's too hard to do that.
Emperor: Why?Why?
Wuyunzhu: There is a demon in my heart.
Emperor: What you say hit the nail on the head.
Wuyunzhu: kindhearted people are always cheated by the kindness.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• China
• Chinese
• Opera
• Yueju
• opera
• culture
• 徐铭
• 徐琴
• 越剧
• 越劇
• 戲劇
• 戏剧
• 戏曲

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It's not the Empress but the girl named Wuyunzhu,the ex-wife of the emperor's brother.They had gone through so many hardships to be together.Please see lyric on top right side info.

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But Shunzhi disobeys the role and marry her.Their marriage is not authorizated.So her son shouldn't be brought up by herself.He loves his son but he also has no choice.

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In Manchu's tradition,the emperor couldn't marry a cheap Han woman.

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Remember that Wuyunzhu is a girl with Han blood.

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What's happening. The Emperor had a child- waved it away? Doesn't want to see the baby?.

That's the Empress? Please give an idea of the interaction. Thanks.