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Huang Xinde

02-0586Huangmei OperaTraditional OperaAnhuiBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

While at school he studied under the Huangmei opera seniors Hu Xialin and Wang Jianfeng and under the celebrated Peking opera master Ming Lianghai. After transferring to the Huangmei opera troupe in 1969 he studied under the Huangmei grand master Wang Shaofang, becoming a representative figure of the second generation of Huangmei opera after Yan Fengying and Wang Shaofang.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1947 in Huaining, Anhui Province. In 1965 Huang Xinde remained at the Anhui Provincial Art School as a teacher. His stage image is distinguished by the three qualities of brightness, mellowness, and distinctiveness, while his singing is marked by supple melodic lines, clear diction, a rich Huangmei flavor, and genuine emotion. His representative works include Tian Xian Pei (The Fairy Couple) and Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai (The Butterfly Lovers).

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of Huangmei Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; a first-grade actor, winner of the 9th China Drama Plum Blossom Award, and recipient of a special government allowance from the State Council.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Huang Xinde · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Huangmei Opera
Item code
Ⅳ-60
Category
Traditional Opera
Region
Anhui
Born
1947.08
Batch
Batch 2 (2008)

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