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Drawing on a rich array of primary sources, Hsiao-t’i Li focuses on the reformed operas staged in Shanghai and Xi’an in the early 20th century. Extensive information on both traditional/imperial China and revolutionary/Communist China reveal simplications of these “modern” operatic experiences and changing features of Chinese operas over five centuries.

Opera Society and Politics in Modern China

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      Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/02/2019
      ISBN13: 9780674987166, 978-0674987166
      ISBN10: 0674987160

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      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on a rich array of primary sources, Hsiao-t’i Li focuses on the reformed operas staged in Shanghai and Xi’an in the early 20th century. Extensive information on both traditional/imperial China and revolutionary/Communist China reveal simplications of these “modern” operatic experiences and changing features of Chinese operas over five centuries.

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