Li Changchun

02-0508Peking OperaTraditional OperaBeijingBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

National representative bearer of Peking Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, a performing artist of Peking Opera and an outstanding inheritor of the Qiu school of art, as well as a first-grade actor. In 1951 Li Changchun entered the Opera Experimental School, later known as the Chinese Opera School, specializing in hualian (painted-face) roles. He was first initiated by Song Futing and later studied under Sun Shengwen, Li Chunheng, Hou Xirui, Hao Shouchen, Li Guichun, Luo Lianxiang and others.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1939 in Beijing. In 1969 Li Changchun took part in the creation and performance of the modern play The Harbour, playing the leading role of Gao Zhiyang, and he also appeared in the filming of The Harbour. In 1984 he was transferred to the Comrades Peking Opera Troupe of the Beijing Military Region as a principal actor. In inheriting the Qiu school's mellow and richly flavoured vocal style, with its clear rhythm and its blend of strength and gentleness, and in his strongly characterized portrayal of figures, he has grasped the essence of the Qiu school. He excels in the complete Yao Qi, Zuo Zhai Dao Ma (Sitting in the Stockade and Stealing the Horse), Da Bao Guo, Tan Huang Ling and Er Jin Gong (The Great Protection of the State, Visiting the Imperial Tombs and Entering the Palace Twice), Jiang Xiang He (The General and the Minister Reconciled), Chi Sang Zhen, The Case of Zha Mei and Bai Liang Guan.

References & Archival Sources

Li Changchun · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Peking Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-28
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Beijing
Born: 1939
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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