Princess Changping

Translated by Bell Yung, Sonia Ng and Katherine Carlitz

Princess Changping, or Di Nü Hua, has become the most renowned Cantonese opera since its 1957 premier in Hong Kong. The opera is a serious political drama played out between the Han and non-Han following the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and the plot pits romantic love against the lofty Confucian ideals of social hierarchy and moral rectitude. This edition is the first complete English translation of the opera, featuring text, song titles, speech types, and choreographic and stage setting, therefore making this volume a superior reference for Chinese opera courses taught in English-speaking institutions worldwide.

Related Subjects

• Drama

About the Author

Bell Yung is professor of music and director of Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Sonia Ng is an advisor to the Department of Music at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Katherine Carlitz is adjunct professor in the Department of East Asia Languages and Literatures and assistant director of the Asian Studies Centre at the University of Pittsburgh.

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