Peony Pavilion

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Watch clips from the kun opera The Peony Pavilion while writer/producer Kennth Pai (Pai Hsien-yung), Professor Emeritus of Chinese literature and cultural studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, talks about his passion for The Peony Pavilion and explains why kun opera is called "the mother of all operas."

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Music

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• cal
• performances
• berkeley
• kun
• opera
• pai
• hsien-yung
• china
• yt:quality=high

[neonnails54321]

I read the book Peony in Love by Lisa See which mentioned this opera many times in her book. Her novel made the opera sound so appealing i had to look it up!!!!!!

[yingorange99]

The God of Hell is reading: "Determination: Miss Du Liniang to meet her dream lover Liu Mengmei. Shall be resurrected and married to him three years hence. Not to be revealed. [Woop! I just read it out loud to her!]"

[ForexReviewsCentral]

Chinese art is superb

[crackinesc]

@neonnails54321 I have just finished reading the book Peony in Love. And felt compelled to find out more about the opera Peony Pavilion and the chinese traditions.

[BeUrself0897]

@neonnails54321 I loved that book!!!!!!!!!! And yes, it did bring me here:)

[aishasea]

me to ! once she mention in the book i had to look it up !!!

[Gackupo]

Ever since I read "Peony in Love" I had to see this opera.

That book was so amazing, I loved it sooo much.

I want to read The Peony Pavilion books..

[mrmrbadat]

yeh i read it too

thats why i looked it up

[rtp1968]

I also read the book"Peony in Love". !!! This is great.