Tan Xinpei
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Tan Xinpei (23 April 1847 – 10 May 1917) was a Chinese Peking opera artist who specialized in sheng roles. A disciple of Cheng Changgeng, Tan Xinpei was undoubtedly the most important Peking opera performer of his generation. Some of his audio recordings have survived. He was also the only actor in China's earliest film Dingjun Mountain (1905).
More than 40 of his family members have, over seven generations, worked as Peking opera performers,[1] including his son , grandson Tan Fuying, great-grandson , and great-great-grandson .[2]
In popular culture[]
In the 1993 TV series Niu Zihou and Fu Lian Cheng (牛子厚與富連成), Tan Xinpei is portrayed by Peking opera artist Li Fuchun (李甫春). In the 2000 film Shadow Magic, the character Tan Linmei is clearly based on Tan Xinpei. He is played by Peking opera artist Li Yusheng (李玉声). In the 2005 film Dingjun Mountain (定軍山), Tan Xinpei is portrayed by his great-grandson , Tan Fuying's son and a notable Peking opera artist in his own right.
References[]
- ^ Xu 2012, p. 71.
- ^ Mackerras 1997, p. 8.
- Mackerras, Colin (Spring 1994). "Peking Opera before the Twentieth Century". . 28 (1): 19–42. doi:10.1353/cdr.1994.0001. JSTOR 41153679.
- Xu Chengbei (2012). Peking Opera. Translated by Chen Gengtao. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-18821-0.
- Mackerras, Colin (1997). Peking Opera. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-587729-2.
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