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Revolutionary opera

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In China, revolutionary opera refers to the model operas planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution by Jiang Qing, the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong. [1]

28 relations: Anchee Min, Cantata, China, China–United States relations, Colin Mackerras, Cultural Revolution, Duke University, Emperor of China, Farewell My Concubine (film), Jiang Qing, John Adams (composer), List of campaigns of the Communist Party of China, Ludwig van Beethoven, Mao Zedong, Nixon in China, On the Docks, Peking opera, President of the United States, Propaganda in the People's Republic of China, Red Detachment of Women (ballet), Red Flag (magazine), Richard Nixon, Shajiabang, Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, The Journal of Asian Studies, The Legend of the Red Lantern, The White Haired Girl, Yin Chengzong.

Anchee Min

Anchee Min or Min Anqi (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 unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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China–United States relations

China–United States relations, more often known as U.S.–Chinese relations, Chinese–U.S. relations, or Sino-American relations, refers to international relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America.

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Colin Mackerras

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

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Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution, formally the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until 1976.

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Duke University

Duke University is a private, non-profit, research university located in Durham, North Carolina.

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Emperor of China

The Emperor or Huangdi was the secular imperial title of the Chinese sovereign reigning between the founding of the Qin dynasty that unified China in 221 BC, until the abdication of Puyi in 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution and the establishment of the Republic of China, although it was later restored twice in two failed revolutions in 1916 and 1917.

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Farewell My Concubine (film)

Farewell My Concubine is a 1993 Chinese drama film directed by Chen Kaige.

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Jiang Qing

Jiang Qing (March 19, 1914May 14, 1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese Communist Revolutionary, Chinese actress, and major political figure during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76).

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John Adams (composer)

John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer of classical music and opera, with strong roots in minimalism.

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List of campaigns of the Communist Party of China

This is a list of political campaigns of the Communist Party of China since the founding of the party in 1921.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770Beethoven was baptised on 17 December. His date of birth was often given as 16 December and his family and associates celebrated his birthday on that date, and most scholars accept that he was born on 16 December; however there is no documentary record of his birth.26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist.

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Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893September 9, 1976), commonly known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976.

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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 a form of Chinese opera which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.

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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 the People's Republic of China

Propaganda in the People's Republic of China refers to the use of propaganda by the Communist Party of China to sway domestic and international opinion in favor of its policies.

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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.

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Red Flag (magazine)

The Red Flag was a theoretical political journal published by the Chinese Communist Party.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974, when he resigned from office, the only U.S. president to do so.

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Shajiabang

Shajiabang (Chinese: 沙家浜) is a Chinese tourist village located adjacent to Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.

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Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy

Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy (Chinese: 智取威虎山; pinyin: zhì qǔ wēi hǔshān) is a Peking opera, 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 a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Asian Studies, covering Asian studies, ranging from history, the arts, social sciences, to philosophy of East, South, and Southeast Asia.

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The Legend of the Red Lantern

The Legend of the Red Lantern is one of the Eight model plays, the only operas and ballets permitted during the Cultural Revolution in China.

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The White Haired Girl

The White-Haired Girl is a Chinese opera, ballet, (later adapted to Beijing Opera and a film) by Yan Jinxuan to a Chinese libretto by He Jingzhi and Ding Yi.

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Yin Chengzong

Yin Chengzong (born 1941 in Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, Fujian) is a Chinese pianist and composer.

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References

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

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