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Chinese Opera

Images and Stories

by (author) Peter Lovrick & Wang-Ngai Siu

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Feb 1997
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774805926
    Publish Date
    Feb 1997
    List Price
    $85.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774844451
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95

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Description

Chinese Opera looks at Chinese society through an exciting series of photographs of operatic performances from many regions of the country. The book introduces the reader to this unique theatrical form and tells the traditional stories that are its narrative foundation. Siu Wang-Ngai's extraordinary images, taken in natural light during performances, lovingly reveal the visual excitement of Chinese opera and point to the differences in costuming and presentation that distinguish each regional style and character type.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Siu Wang-Ngai is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britian and Chair of the Federation of Hong Kong-Macau Photographic Association. He lives in Hong Kong, where he practices law. Peter Lovrick has taught the History of Performing Arts in China at the University of Toronto's East Asian Studies department for the past several years. He also teaches full time at George Brown College's English and Liberal Studies Department.