Wang Jianwei
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1976 he studied under his father, the Xiju grand master Wang Binbin.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in July 1952 in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. A national first-class actor and an expert entitled to the special government allowance of the State Council. Gifted with a natural voice and clear articulation, he sings with regular, round phrasing and a wide range; his opening phrases are high and his closing phrases deep and full, and he makes skillful use of small ornamented phrases and closing tones. His portrayals are finely observed and attentive to the psychology of his characters, and he enjoys a high reputation in Xiju opera circles. He has played the leading roles in such works as The Pearl Tower, The Jade Dragonfly, The Death of the Top Scholar, The Weeping Beauty and The Two-Person Mill, and has attracted particular attention for writing and starring in Blind A-Bing. In recent years he has devoted himself to training young talent, and has appeared with his son Wang Ziyu in The Pearl Tower, passing the Binbin style from generation to generation.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Xiju Opera, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 1996 he received the thirteenth China Drama Plum Blossom Award.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Xiju Opera Ⅳ-103
- Xiju Opera Ⅳ-103
- Xiju Opera Ⅳ-103
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