Wang Shiyu
Lineage & School of Heritage
Wang Shiyu entered the Zhejiang Kunqu Opera Troupe at the age of fourteen, specializes in xiaosheng (young male) roles, and studied under the renowned Kunqu performing artist Zhou Chuanying.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han, born in 1941 in Taicang, Jiangsu. His stage appearance is refined and handsome, his voice sweet and mellow, and his bearing elegant; he is especially adept at portraying romantic and dashing young scholars. In performance he does not cling rigidly to formalized conventions but seeks to bring out the drama through emotion and to move the audience by feeling, so that voice and sentiment reinforce each other. His representative productions include Fengzheng Wu (The Kite Mistake), Qiangtou Mashang (Over the Wall and on Horseback) and Xiyuan Ji (Record of the West Garden).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Kunqu Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; a first-class actor; winner of the third China Drama Plum Blossom Award; and recipient of a special government allowance from the State Council.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
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