Liu Jiyan
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in May 1935 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. A National Class Two actress. Admitted to the Suzhou Su Opera Troupe in 1955, she received careful instruction from Kunqu masters including Yu Xihou, Wu Xiusong, Song Xuanzhi, Song Hengzhi, Xu Lingyun, Zhu Chuanming, Zhang Chuanfang, Shen Chuanzhi, Yao Chuanxiang, Ni Chuanyue and Yu Zhenfei, and works in the wudan (primary female) role as well as the zhengdan (virtuous matron) role. She underwent rigorous training in singing and recitation, articulation, enunciation and closing cadences, and has preserved the stylistic character of southern Kunqu. Her appearance is gentle and charming, her voice clear and lovely, and her acting delicate; she is adept at portraying female characters of different types and temperaments. Her representative works include the Kunqu plays Duan Qiao (Broken Bridge), Mu Dan Ting (The Peony Pavilion), Chang Sheng Dian (The Palace of Eternal Life) and Man Chuang Hu (A Bed Full of Tablets), and the Su Opera plays Hua Kui Ji (The Courtesan), Li Mao Huan Tai Zi (The Civet Cat Exchanged for the Prince) and Feng Zheng Shu · Xiang Si He (The Kite Tree, The River of Longing).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Kunqu Opera, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. She has long devoted herself to the practice of stage performance and to the training of young actors.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
- Kun Qu Opera Ⅳ-1
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