Huang Baozhen
Lineage & School of Heritage
Huang Baozhen specialized in the guimendan (boudoir maiden) and qingyi (chaste female) roles of Puxian Opera. Over more than sixty years in the art she studied successively under the renowned Puxian Opera artists Wu Jinquan, Chen Jinbiao and Lei Chengqing, mastering the traditional kejie conventions and the major repertory of Puxian Opera, and she devoted sustained study to its vocal delivery.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1934, a native of Putian, Fujian. She is adept at weaving individualized expression into the traditional kejie, so that her work brings out the distinctive character-creating qualities of Puxian Opera; her vocal timbre is round and sumptuous, and both voice and feeling are fully present. Her representative works include Qian Li Song (Escorting over a Thousand Li) and Chun Jiang (Spring River).
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Puxian Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Puxian Opera Ⅳ-3
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