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A classic love story from China has been captivating California audiences. The U.S. production of the opera “The Peony Pavilion” is a collaboration between a Taiwanese literary scholar and performers from Jiangsu Province, China.
The Peony Pavilion is probably the most famous play written for the Kunju style of Chinese opera. The form is older and less well known than the flamboyant Beijing style, but its lyrical elegance and delicate tones have a renewed appeal both inside and outside China.
The play is being staged in California by the Suzhou Kunju Opera Theatre from the Jiangsu Province city of Nanjing. [Fulll text]
