Bianshusen
Lineage & School of Heritage
Bianshusen studied successively under Feng Guangting, known as Pingshan Hong and one of the four great laosheng (older male role) actors of Sixian opera, and under Wang Yongchun, among others. Spanning both the young male (xiaosheng) and older male (laosheng) role types, his singing blends firmness with suppleness, conveying emotion through the voice and letting emotion guide the voice so that sound and feeling are equally full; his style became known as the Bian school.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1940, a native of Gaocheng, Hebei. In 1956 Bianshusen entered the Sixian training class of the Shijiazhuang Art School, and from 1959 he served continuously as an actor with the Shijiazhuang Sixian Opera Troupe. Representative works include Li Tianbao Mourns His Wife (Li Tianbao Diao Xiao), The Empty Seal Box (Kong Yin He) and King Wen Seeks the Worthy (Wen Wang Fang Xian).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Shijiazhuang Sixian, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-grade actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Shijiazhuang Sixian Ⅳ-40
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