Zhang Manling

05-2331Peking OperaTraditional OperaGuojiajingjuyuanBatch 5 (2018)

Lineage & School of Heritage

She studied under the senior masters Wang Yaoqing, Xiao Changhua, Yu Lianquan, Hua Huilin and Cheng Yujing, laying a solid foundation in the qingyi, huadan and daoma role types. She later devoted herself to the Cheng School and became a disciple of Zhao Rongchen for further study.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Han ethnicity, born in September 1935 in Beijing. She is an expert entitled to the special government allowance of the State Council. She graduated from the National Chinese Opera School in 1956 and was assigned to the experimental Peking Opera troupe of the same school, transferring to the China National Peking Opera Company in 1962. Adapting to the qualities of her own voice, she has absorbed the strengths of many masters while carrying the tradition forward; her stage appearance is refined and dignified, her singing balances strength and gentleness while conveying both tone and feeling, and her acting is graceful and poised. Her representative productions include Huang Shan Lei (Tears on the Barren Mountain), Suo Lin Nang (The Embroidered Pouch), Liu Yue Xue (Snow in the Sixth Month), San Ji Zhang (Three Beats of the Palm), Chen Sanliang Pa Tang (Chen Sanliang in Court), Gan Tang Furen (The Lady of the Sweet Pear Tree) and Da Ming Hun (Soul of the Great Ming).

Honors & Recognition

She is a national representative bearer of Peking Opera, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. She has trained a large number of outstanding young Peking Opera performers and has also been enthusiastic in coaching amateur Peking Opera activities.

References & Archival Sources

Zhang Manling · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Peking Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-28
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Guojiajingjuyuan
Born: —
Batch: Batch 5 (2018)

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