Yue Opera witnesses revival after artistic reform

By Yin Xiuqi China Plus Published: 2017-10-13 14:54:29
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A stage performance of the famed Yue Opera play—the Butterfly Lovers. [Photo: www.news.cn]

A stage performance of the famed Yue Opera play—the Butterfly Lovers. [Photo: www.news.cn]

Traditional Chinese operas have undergone a period of hardship in recent decades with declining fan bases. Yue Opera, one of China’s youngest traditional forms of theatre, is no exception. 

Against such a backdrop, some Yue Opera performers and production companies are exploring ways to revive the traditional art among young audiences. 

They have revised classical plays and are making use of social media to maintain the opera’s appeal and help it keep abreast with the times.

[The audio clip is from Horizons, a revamped daily features program produced by CRI that gets to the heart of Chinese society, life and economy. To know more about this program, you can download the China Plus App on your mobile phone.]

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