Huangmei Opera

A regional theatre formed through tea songs, local performance and Anqing-language singing.

Huangmei opera grew through cultural exchange between Huangmei and Huaining, then developed its own vocal systems, repertory and stage tradition around Anqing.

Two performers appear in a Huangmei Opera scene: one sits in embroidered costume while the other leans toward her on a dark stage. This 2007 performance photograph was taken in Shanghai, not Anqing.

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Huangmei opera: from tea songs to a stage tradition

A regional theatre took shape in Huaining when visiting tea songs met local performance and Anqing speech.

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Two performers appear in a Huangmei Opera scene: one sits in embroidered costume while the other leans toward her on a dark stage. This 2007 performance photograph was taken in Shanghai, not Anqing.Bin Shen (Lavastyle) · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Photograph by Bin Shen (Lavastyle), dated 17 January 2007; the Commons file page records CC BY-SA 2.0. The saved file is the standard 500px thumbnail (500×685), not the upstream original (531×728); no enlargement, crop or retouching.