Seeing a Peking Opera performance for the first time， a foreigner wouldwonder： why are faces of actors painted red， white， black， yellow or green？Are they masks？ But masks are separate from the face. Facial make-upsin Peking Opera are different from masks. Intrigued， many foreign touristswould go backstage to see actors and actresses remove stage makeupand costume. Next time， they would go there before a performance startsto see how performers do their makeup. Luciano Pararotti， the great tenorof international fame， once had a Peking Opera actor paint on his face themakeup of Xiang Yu， a valiant ancient warrior portrayed in numerous Peking Opera plays.
作者簡介
徐城北，Xu Chengbei Researcher in Chinese ArtAcademy， Member of Chinese WritersAssociation. The peking opera play Wu Zetianthat he wrote for the well-know contemporaryopera actress Li Shji won the 1 st Wen HuaAward. Profound research in the field of Pekingopera Culture and Beijing city culture. He haspublished more than 60 works including： PekingOpera and Chinese Culture， Old Beijing Trilogy，Mei Lanfang Trilogy， Old Well-known Brands.
圖書目錄
Foreword The Birth and Evolution of Peking Opera Anhui Troups Moved into Beijing The Art of Listening, Old-Style Theaters Old Beijing in Peking Opera's Heyday Theatrical Companies and Old-Style Opera Schools Theaters, Temple Fairs and Tanghui The Stage, Props And Orchestra A Table and Two Chairs Wen Wu Chang Performing Art Four Roles of Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou Acting Singing, Dancing and Acting Skills \Realms\ of Acting Performers and Performing Schools Nan Dan, or Men Playing Female Roles Generations of Famous Actors Mei Lanfang, Famous Dan Impersonator Classic Plays Modern Peking Operas Conventions of Peking Opera It Is Not Easy to Appreciate Peking Opera Peking Opera in the Contemporary Era Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties
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