– Xinhua Silk Road: East China’s Kunshan City hosts opera gala to showcase the charm of Chinese opera
BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2023/PRNewswire/ — The Chinese Opera Gala (Kunshan) 2023 recently kicked off in Kunshan City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, to showcase the enduring cultural charm of classical opera China.
Famous Chinese opera companies, teachers and artists from all over the country presented performances of six major dramas and 20 renowned fragments during the event which runs until October 31.
The opening ceremony featured eight artists from the opera industry, including Cui Guangli, Xi Zhonglu, Peng Qinglian, etc., who presented classic performances of Peking Opera, Sichuan Opera, Chu Opera and others.
The Kunshan Chinese Opera Museum was inaugurated at the opening ceremony of the opera gala. The museum has an extensive collection of items related to the 348 Chinese operas, which will be displayed to show the history and characteristics of Chinese operas.
This year, the event created a platform for young opera talents to organize training classes for 121 opera companies nationwide and organized nationwide opera performances to nominate top Chinese opera talents.
This year’s opera gala is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, and carried out by the Department of Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the Provincial Department of Culture and Jiangsu Tourism, and Suzhou Municipal People’s Government.
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