Sun Zhengyang

02-0516Peking OperaTraditional OperaShanghaiBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Sun Zhengyang entered the Shanghai Theatre School at the age of nine, where he belonged to the "Zheng" generation of students, studying under Liu Songqiao, Luo Wenkui, Guan Hongbin, Liang Lianzhu and others. In 1949 he joined the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre, appearing on stage for many years with Zhou Xinfang, Li Yuru, Tong Zhiling, Wang Zhenghua and Huang Zhengqin.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1931 in Tangshan, Hebei. Sun Zhengyang has made a very important contribution to the chou (comic) role type of Peking Opera. Drawing on his own performing style, he boldly broke new ground in the acting of chou roles, giving full and uninhibited expression to his talent in such plays as Shi Ba Che (Eighteen Quarrels). He is accomplished in both civil and martial roles, with a crisp, bright voice and brisk, lucid recitation; he excels at portraying a character's inner life, and his humour is elegant rather than coarse, earning him the reputation of the finest chou actor south of the Yangtze. His representative works include Hai Zhou Guo Guan (Crossing the Sea by Boat) and Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy.

Honors & Recognition

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

References & Archival Sources

Sun Zhengyang · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Peking Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-28
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Shanghai
Born: 1931
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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