Classical Quju Opera work to be staged at NCPA

Updated: Mar 10, 2021 govt.chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Adapted from the eponymous drama of modern Chinese literary giant Lao She (1899-1966), the Quju Opera work Longxu Ditch will be staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing from Mar 16-17. It depicts the great life changes of four families in a slum from the 1940s to the 1950s.

Unique to the Beijing area, the Quju Opera highlights the local language features and danxian music (storytelling to musical accompaniment).