Name Bi Chunfang | ||
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Occupation Yue Opera, master performer, artist, founder of Bi genre |
Bi Chunfang (Chinese: 毕春芳; 14 July 1927 - 14 August 2016) was a Chinese Shaoxing opera performer, known as the founder of the "Bi style" of Yue opera. Born in Shanghai of Ningbo ancestry, she joined the Xuesheng troupe led by Yuan Xuefen in 1948, later joining the Dongshan troupe led by Fan Ruijuan and Fu Quanxiang. She partnered with Qi Yaxian.
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Bi style
In Yue opera, the female and male characters are all played by woman, (though there are several great male player now) and Bi genre becomes one of the main genre of the young man’s role in Yue Opera.
Bi style is largely imitated by amateurs.
Performance
She shaped successfully the character in many plays, the list below recorded only part of her great performance. Her other works include: True Feelings Unbounded, The Teacher's Diary, She in the Rain, The Murder of the Murderers, and The Bloody Handprint, among others.