After 1949, Mei continued his legacy as director of the China Beijing Opera Theater, the Chinese Opera Research Institute, and the vice-chairman of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. When Japan occupied Beijing in 1937, Mei was made a high ranking official and ordered by the Japanese Army’s commander to perform for them, but Mei refused to sing until the end of the war, descending into impoverishment. Mei forged friendships with and influenced his Western contemporaries during cultural exchanges these included Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and playwright Bertold Brecht. Mei was most famous for his refined portrayals of female characters, earning him the nickname “Queen of Peking Opera.” Showing all 1 items Jump to: Release Dates (1) Also Known As (AKA) (0) Release Dates USA 25 July 2016 (Asian-American International Film and Video Festival) Also Known As (AKA) It looks like we dont have any AKAs for this title yet. He began training in Chinese opera skills at age 8 and made his stage debut by 11. A Peking Opera Master in New York (2016) Release Info. Mei was born in Beijing in 1894 to a family of Peking opera and Kunqu performers. NYCOSs focus is Peking Opera performance, which is one of the five significant forms of opera in China, regarded as the high point of Chinese traditional. Mei Lanfang was one of Chinese modern theater’s most famous Peking opera stars and the first to begin spreading the art form abroad.

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