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FULL LAN Huahua (Zhang Qianyi) Beijing 2017 Zhao Lili, Guan Zhijing, Xue Haoyin
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: LAN Huahua
- Composer: Zhang Qianyi
- Libretto: Zhao Daming Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: National Centre for the Performing Arts NCPA, Beijing
- Recorded: 2017
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Zhao Lili, Guan Zhijing, Xue Haoyin
- Conductor: Zhang Guoyong
- Orchestra: Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
- Chorus: China NCPA Chorus
- Stage Director: Huo Tingxiao
- Costume Designer: Chen Tongxun
Information about the Recording
- Published by: China NCPA
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
“Lan Huahua” (simplified Chinese: 蓝花花/兰花花; traditional Chinese: 藍花花/蘭花花; pinyin: Lán Huāhuā) is a folk song from northern Shaanxi in China.
The song tells of a rebellious woman named Lan Huahua who, forced into an arranged marriage, chooses to break with convention and runs away with her lover. In other versions of the story, she commits suicide. The song became highly popular in the People’s Republic of China era where she was portrayed as a symbol of class struggle, and the story of the song has been retold in poems, novels, musical dramas and television shows.
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