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Revolutionary opera, the Glossary

In People's Republic of China (1949–), revolutionary operas or model operas (Simplified Chinese: yangban xi, 样板戏) were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) by Jiang Qing, the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong.^[1]

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Anchee Min

Anchee Min (born January 14, 1957, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American author who lives in San Francisco and Shanghai.

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Cantata

A cantata (literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb cantare, "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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China National Peking Opera Company

The China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC), originally named the National Peking Opera Theater of China, is one of the national ensembles of performance arts directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.

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China–United States relations

The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America (USA) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC and the retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan in 1949.

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Chinese Communist Revolution

The Chinese Communist Revolution was a social and political revolution that culminated in the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949.

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Chinese opera

Traditional Chinese opera, or Xiqu, is a form of musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China.

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Chinese sovereign

The Chinese sovereign was the ruler of a particular monarchical regime in the historical periods of ancient China and imperial China.

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Cinema of China

The cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of the Chinese mainland under the People's Republic of China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong and the cinema of Taiwan.

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Class conflict

In political science, the term class conflict, or class struggle, refers to the political tension and economic antagonism that exist among the social classes of society, because of socioeconomic competition for resources among the social classes, between the rich and the poor.

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Colin Mackerras

Colin Patrick Mackerras (born 26 August 1939 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian sinologist, Emeritus Professor at Griffith University, and specialist in Chinese culture.

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Columbia University Press

Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University.

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Cornell University Press

The Cornell University Press is the university press of Cornell University; currently housed in Sage House, the former residence of Henry William Sage.

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Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius

The Criticize Lin (Biao), Criticize Confucius Campaign (also called the Anti-Lin Biao, Anti-Confucius campaign) was a political and intellectual campaign started by Mao Zedong and his wife, Jiang Qing, the leader of the Gang of Four. Revolutionary opera and Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius are cultural Revolution.

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Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Duke University

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

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Duke University Press

Duke University Press is an academic publisher and university press affiliated with Duke University.

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Emperor of China

Throughout Chinese history, "Emperor" was the superlative title held by the monarchs who ruled various imperial dynasties or Chinese empires.

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Farewell My Concubine (film)

Farewell My Concubine is a 1993 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi.

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Grand chancellor (China)

The grand chancellor (among other titles), also translated as counselor-in-chief, chancellor, chief councillor, chief minister, imperial chancellor, lieutenant chancellor and prime minister, was the highest-ranking executive official in the imperial Chinese government.

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Hainan

Hainan is an island province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration.

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Hlai people

The Hlai, also known as Li or Lizu, are a Kra–Dai-speaking ethnic group, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

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Jiang Qing

Jiang Qing (19 March 191414 May 1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary, actress, and major political figure during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).

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John Adams (composer)

John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer and conductor whose music is rooted in minimalism.

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Lianhuanhua

Lianhuanhua is a type of palm-size picture books of sequential drawings popular in China in the 20th century.

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List of campaigns of the Chinese Communist Party

This is a list of political campaigns of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since the founding of the party in 1921, in the aftermath of World War I.

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Lois Wheeler Snow

Lois Wheeler Snow (July 12, 1920 – April 3, 2018) was an American actress who became known for her criticism of abuse of human rights.

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LP record

The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist.

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Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese politician, Marxist theorist, military strategist, poet, and revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Maoism

Maoism, officially Mao Zedong Thought, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed while trying to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China and later the People's Republic of China.

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Misogyny

Misogyny is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls.

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National Ballet of China

The National Ballet of China (NBC), known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959.

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Newborn socialist things is a Maoist political and cultural term popularized during the Cultural Revolution to refer to harbingers of a progressive future which emerge in the present.

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Nixon in China

Nixon in China is an opera in three acts by John Adams with a libretto by Alice Goodman.

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On the Docks

On the Docks (Chinese: 海港; pinyin: hǎi gǎng) is a Chinese revolutionary opera and one of the eight model plays available during the Cultural Revolution.

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Peking opera

Peking opera, or Beijing opera, is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime, martial arts, dance and acrobatics.

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People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Propaganda in China

Propaganda in China is used by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and historically by the Kuomintang (KMT), to sway domestic and international opinion in favor of its policies.

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Raid on the White Tiger Regiment

Raid on the White Tiger Regiment (Chinese: 奇袭白虎团) is a Chinese revolutionary opera and one of the eight "model plays" permitted during the Cultural Revolution.

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Random House

Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House.

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Red Detachment of Women (ballet)

The Red Detachment of Women is a Chinese ballet which premiered in 1964 and was made one of the Eight Model Operas which dominated the national stage during the Cultural Revolution. Revolutionary opera and Red Detachment of Women (ballet) are Maoist China propaganda.

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Red Flag (magazine)

The Red Flag was a journal on political theory, published by the Chinese Communist Party. Revolutionary opera and Red Flag (magazine) are cultural Revolution.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Shajiabang (opera)

Shajiabang (Chinese: 沙家浜, also Shachiapang); first produced under the title Sparks Amid the Reeds, is a Chinese revolutionary opera and one of the eight "model plays" permitted during the Cultural Revolution.

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Shanghai Ballet Company

The Shanghai Ballet Company is the state ballet company for Shanghai.

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Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company

Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Shanghai, China, which produces Jingju (i.e. Peking Opera).

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Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy

Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy (Chinese: 智取威虎山; pinyin: zhì qǔ wēi hǔ shān) is a Peking opera play and one of the eight model plays allowed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

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The Journal of Asian Studies

The Journal of Asian Studies is the flagship journal of the Association for Asian Studies, publishing peer-reviewed academic scholarship in the field of Asian studies.

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The Legend of the Red Lantern

The Legend of the Red Lantern is one of the Eight model plays promoted during the Cultural Revolution in China.

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The White-Haired Girl

The White-Haired Girl is a Chinese contemporary classical opera by Yan Jinxuan to a Chinese libretto by He Jingzhi and Ding Yi. Revolutionary opera and The White-Haired Girl are Maoist China propaganda.

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Tourism in China

Tourism in China is a growing industry that is becoming a significant part of the Chinese economy.

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Yin Chengzong

Yin Chengzong (Hokkien: Un Seng Chong) (born 1941 in Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, Fujian) is a Chinese pianist and composer.

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1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China

The 1972 visit by United States president Richard Nixon to the People's Republic of China was an important strategic and diplomatic overture that marked the culmination of the Nixon administration's establishment of relations between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China after years of American diplomatic policy that favored the Republic of China in Taiwan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_opera

Also known as Ba ge yang ban xi, Ba ge yangban xi, Bage yangban xi, Bā gè yáng bǎn xì, Eight model operas, Eight model plays, Eight revolutionary operas, Geming yangbanxi, Model opera, Model operas, Model play, Model plays, Model revolutionary opera, Model revolutionary operas, Revolutionary Beijing opera, Revolutionary Beijing operas, Revolutionary Peking opera, Revolutionary Peking operas, Revolutionary model opera, Revolutionary operas, Revolutionary-model play, Revolutionary-model plays, Revolutionary-model theater, Yang ban xi, Yang-Pan-Hsi, Yangban xi, Yangbanxi, Yáng bǎn xì, Yángbǎn xì, Yángbǎnxì, .

, The Legend of the Red Lantern, The White-Haired Girl, Tourism in China, Yin Chengzong, 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China.

Revolutionary opera, the Glossary

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Jiang Qing

Maoist China propaganda

Peking operas

References