DIY 2012 August
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2012-08-23, Chang’an Grand Theater
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120823 “戏结良缘”七夕节京剧折子戏专场 1/2
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120823 “戏结良缘”七夕节京剧折子戏专场 2/2
Chinese Valentine’s Day highlights performance, live from Beijing. Every year, this show features artists who later got married to their colleagues. This edition has Li Jie for Bertrand and Jin Xiquan for me. :P
京剧《四郎探母·坐宫》Silang Visits his Mom·Sitting in the Palace – Du Zhe (杜喆), Zhang Xinyue (张馨月)
京剧《得意缘·教镖》A Desirable Match·”Hubby, I teach you how to use weapons.” - Xiong Mingxia (熊明霞), Jin Xiquan (金喜全)
京剧《游龙戏凤》Emperor Zhengde Teases Li Fengjie – Yan Zhen (严阵), Li Jie (李浩)
京剧《大登殿》The Great Enthronement – Du Peng (杜鹏), Wang Rongrong (王蓉蓉)
Trailer - Have a look at Wang Rongrong’s plushie collection! And conclude once again that Du Peng is not Jascha Heifetz…
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2012-07-08, Chang’an Grand Theater
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120822 上海文化中华行 评弹新篇《四大美人》1/2
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120822 上海文化中华行 评弹新篇《四大美人》2/2
New pingtan piece《四大美人》Four Beauties - Shanghai Pingtan Troupe
Remember this event? Performers are listed there.
The ballads about the beauties come in this order: Guifei, Diaochan, Zhaojun, Xi Shi.
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2012-06-09, Changchun Technical University, Jilin
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120815 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（四） 1/2
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120815 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（四） 2/2
京剧《让徐州》Liu Bei Finally Gets Xuzhou – Chang Dong (常东)
京剧《除三害》Eliminating Three Evils – Ni Maocai (倪茂才)
京剧《闹朝击犬》Havoc in the Court, Beating the Dog – Zhang Hongwei (张宏伟)
京剧《古城会》Meeting in Gucheng – Pei Yongjie (裴咏杰)
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2012-06-08, Changchun Technical University, Jilin
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120811 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（三） 1/2
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120811 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（三） 2/2
京剧《广泰庄》 Guangtaizhuang – Zhang Hongwei (张宏伟)
京剧《四郎探母·坐宫》Silang Visits His Mother·Sitting in the Palace - Chang Dong (常东), Guo Wei (郭伟)
京剧《四进士·盗书》Four Scholars·Stealing the Letter - Pei Yongjie (裴咏杰)
京剧《逍遥津》Xiaoyao Ferry - Ni Maocai (倪茂才)
I think I’ve seen this scene before… but where? And when? 
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2012-06-03, Shenyang “Ba Yi” Theatre
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120808 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（二） 1/2
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120808 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（二） 2/2
京剧《斩黄袍》Slashing the Imperial Robe – Ni Maocai (倪茂才)
京剧《伐东吴》Attack on Eastern Wu – Zhang Hongwei (张宏伟)
京剧《草船借箭》Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats – Pei Yongjie (裴咏杰)
京剧《打金砖》Hit with the Golden Brick - Chang Dong (常东)
It’s golden, but hurts nonetheless.
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2012-06-02, Shenyang “Ba Yi” Theatre
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120804 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（一） 1/2
《CCTV空中剧院》 20120804 “四生四派”经典剧目专场（一） 2/2
“四生四派” 4 sheng 4 schools – jingju classics I.
(Before or after watching this one, I recommend to head here and listen to the samples!)
Delicatessen, featuring four artists – two stages from Shenyang, two from Changchun. In the Changchun one, we can hear a Yan-Cheng school version Sitting in the Palace with Chang Dong and Guo Wei!
Let’s see what we have in this set:
京剧《明末遗恨·夜访》Fall of the Ming Dynasty·Night Visit – Pei Yongjie (裴咏杰), Qi school (周信芳)
京剧《战北原》Battle of Beiyuan – Chang Dong (常东), Yan school (言菊朋)
京剧《碰碑》Suicide at the Tomb - Ni Maocai (倪茂才), Gao school (高庆奎)
京剧《夜走麦城》Night Flight to Maicheng – Zhang Hongwei (张宏伟), Tang school (唐韵笙)
Goodness gracious, Wang Daxing as Guan Ping impressed me again.
1:13:05 is a must see.
Bertrand said,
August 29, 2012 at 2:18 am
Actually, I really liked Du Peng’s erhu playing on the violin in the trailer.
Fern said,
September 3, 2012 at 9:50 pm
http://bbs.cntv.cn/thread-16828134-1-1.html
Photos of the “married” performance. Very OK!