The National Beijing Opera Company of China
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Founded in 1955 - but the inheritor of a tradition going back to the 13th century - the company is the most respected opera troupe in China. Beijing Opera is one of the most fascinating of art forms - a blend of stylised dance, drama, music, mime and acrobatics, here performed by the world's best interpreters of this unique entertainment.
Archive :: production:T143075218, opera or operetta:S1541327812, venue:V224
Forest of the Wild Boars/The Legend of the White Snake/At the Crossroads/Suicide with a Golden Brick
The works on the programme are specially chosen t illustrate the dazzling range and athleticism of the company. Magnificent traditional costumes, elegant and brilliant, hand-crafted and heavily embroidered, help add spectacle to an unmisable experience.
