Wang Mengyun

02-0515Peking OperaTraditional OperaShanghaiBatch 2 (2008)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1938 in Beijing. In 1961 Wang Mengyun became a disciple of the senior laodan (old woman) actor Li Duokui and began an intensive study of Li-school vocal art. In 1974 she joined the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre as a principal actor, and in 1994 she became principal of the Shanghai Opera School. Through years of stage practice and exploration, and of long and patient refinement, she gradually formed a vocal charm and style of her own. Her basic skills are solid, her voice clear and resounding, her range of roles fairly wide, and she is accomplished in both singing and acting, with a performance full of passion. Her representative works include Shajiabang and Li Kui Visits His Mother.

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of Peking Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-grade actor.

References & Archival Sources

Wang Mengyun · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Peking Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-28
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Shanghai
Born: 1938
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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