Tan Fuying
| Tan Fuying | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 譚富英 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谭富英 | ||||||||
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Tan Fuying (15 October 1906 – 22 March 1977) was a Peking opera singer.
Life
Tan was best known for his "old man" roles (老生, lǎoshēng) and was considered one of Peking Opera's "Four Great Beards" (t 四大鬚生, s 四大须生, p Sì Dà Xūshēng), along with Ma Lianliang, Yang Baosen, and Xi Xiaobo. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru.[1]
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Bibliography
- Li Ruru (2010), "2010 Commemorations of the Theatrical Careers of Cao Yu and Li Yuru" (PDF), Chinoperl Papers, vol. 29, Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature.