Comments on: Friday Night Musical Outro: Zhou Guangren – Xinjiang Dance No. 1 http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/friday-night-musical-outro-zhou-guangren-xinjiang-dance-no-1/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jess http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/friday-night-musical-outro-zhou-guangren-xinjiang-dance-no-1/#comment-19279 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:12:51 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=3722#comment-19279 I suggest Zhou Xiaoyan, the first major figure of Western opera in China. She’s a French-trained coloratura soprano who has taught just about every Chinese opera singer who has made it on the international stage, including Liao Changyong.
She’s in her mid-90s now, I think, and still teaching.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/arts/05iht-madame.html

An actress lipsyncing to Zhou’s singing in a Mao era movie; also includes, as usual, ethnic minorities dancing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJuIVnbFug

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