Unlike other traditional forms of expression abandoned in Communist China, the Liyuanxi opera, which dates from the 11th century, remains very much alive to charm contemporary audiences. At this year’s Festival, the Liyuan Opera Experimental Troupe of Fujian Province, which has been active in the genre for 60 years, will perform The Widow and the Man of Letters. The work will take you aback with the modernity of its style and the economy of its means. The performers convey the unique and conflicting emotions we all experience when we are in love: desire and shame, humiliation and reaction, rivalry and love.The work will take you aback with the modernity of its style

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