Chinese Kunqu Opera-Peach Blossom Fan 1699 桃花扇1699

Shang Wen,Shi Xiaming, young performers from Jiangsu Kunqu Opera troop
单雯，施夏明，江苏昆曲团
The opera was created in 1699 by Confucius's descendant Kong Shangren, and tells the love story of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) singer Li Xiangjun and scholar Hou Fangyu. The fan in the play's title is a present from Hou to his love and the story is set against a backdrop of the replacement of the Ming Dynasty with the Manchu Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The peach blossom fan represents the couple's love and their separation and reunion. At the end of the opera when the lovers met again accidentally, the Ming Dynasty has fallen and they both become religious. At the end of the story, a Taoist monk tears the fan; symbolizing the end of their love. The opera was hugely popular when it was first performed.

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Music

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• Chinese
• Kunqu
• Opera
• 单雯
• 施夏明
• 昆曲
• 戏曲
• 戏剧

[peachU6]

我有看，真的很好看。美不胜收。

[SmwhereintimeLvSS]

Love is full of exictings and climaxes after climaxes in all the time , how fars and how bolds we are being yield to that...??? Are we really can prepare for it....???? This music tell us that it is full of ?????? wondering the come out of it......

[f31hej]

美轮美奂，古中华文明的精髓啊  桃花扇序曲

[JubileeMarcus123]

Lovely opera

[NikkiSavella]

May I ask something? What is the name of the song you used for this video please? Its so beautiful. :D

[profoundmemory]

中日韩？韩国有什么东西？窃贼

[syueyan]

至爱《桃花扇》，至爱昆曲，至爱施夏明的扮相，俊美中带点轻佻，­所谓眉梢眼角，俱是春意，大抵如此罢。

在南京四年最后悔的就是错过了省昆的《桃花扇1699》。

[Pasuxl]

昆曲＋京剧？

[JuneLis]

HEEEEY!! I think I met them.... maybe. idk they all look alike. well...I wouldn't know cuz of the make up, but the outfits seems like the performers I met. :P We had some performers from China, that head to ALASKA to perform. My first live view of a chinese opera theatre performance. it was very interesting. I was hoping to see a romance one, but didn't happen. :) still it was an experience.