NCPA New Historical Peking Opera

Red Cliff
GALLERY
SYNOPSIS

In the winter of the 13th Jian'an year under the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao leads 830,000 land force of navy soldiers invading the Kingdom. Hearing this information, officials of the Wu are all in panic, either claiming battling or surrendering, and the King Sun Quan hesitates in making a decision. 

 

Zhuge Liang debates eloquently against a hall of learned lords and states the advantages and disadvantages. Zhou Yu is confident with his strategies and explained the odds. The beauty Xiao Qiao is willing to sacrifice herself to save the kingdom…With efforts from all sides, Sun Quan finally decided to set up the Sun-Liu Alliance to defend the mighty energy.

 

At the Red Cliff, the heroes are fighting fiercely. Solidarity has cohered into strength, politics has been converted into wisdom, and battling has evolved into art.


Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu sets up the tactics such as borrowing arrows with straw ships and setting fire on multiple camps, which help the Sun-Liu Allied Army destroy Cao Cao in the turn of a hand.

The allied force celebrates the triumph, while Zhuge Liang stands alone at the Red Cliff, pouring libation into the river.

With the huge waves are gone all those gallant heroes and the mountains and rivers remain new forever.

OPERA FILM
Performed by Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing, National Peking Opera Company

Credits
Composer: ZHU Shaoyu
Playwright: CAI Fuchao
Director: ZHANG Jigang

Cast
ZHUGE Liang: YU Kuizhi
CAO Cao: MENG Guanglu
ZHOU Yu: LI Hongtu
Xiaoqiao: LI Shengsu

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