Shen Peihua
Lineage & School of Heritage
She studied under the renowned Xiju Opera masters Wang Lingdi and Chen Yuanyuan.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han nationality, born in October 1924, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. A national first-class actor and an expert receiving the special government allowance of the State Council. She specialized in huadan roles and was the founder of the Shen school of vocal art. Her stage manner was quietly elegant and delicate, restrained yet lasting in its appeal. She combined falsetto with a tremolo to form a distinctive vocal style, with a slender timbre, a sweet tone color, a balance of strength and gentleness, and full expression of both voice and feeling. Representative works include San Kan Yu Mei (Three Visits to the Imperial Sister), Hong Lou Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber), Jiu Feng Chen (Rescuing a Fallen Woman), An Tang Xiang Hui (Meeting in the Convent), Meng Lijun, Meng Jiangnu, Jia Xi and Yu Qing Ting (The Jade Dragonfly), among others. In 1958 she starred in Jiu Feng Chen and represented Jiangsu Province at the events held in Beijing to commemorate the seven hundredth anniversary of Guan Hanqing's dramatic writing, and the production's influence spread throughout the country. Several of her disciples became national first-class actors or leading performers of their troupes.
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Xiju Opera, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. She took part in the First East China Regional Festival of Opera Observation and Performance and won a first prize for acting.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Xiju Opera Ⅳ-103
- Xiju Opera Ⅳ-103
- Xiju Opera Ⅳ-103
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