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The story of Fire Assaults on Multiple Camps, the heroes and stories of that specific historical period... as the first Peking Opera commissioned by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, the grand epic Peking Opera Red Cliff is titled a 'surprising, tasteful and thought-provoking' work on the stage of Peking Opera.
Peking Opera Red Cliff features concise and condensed plot, melodious aria and lingering aftertaste. It consists of 6 classical plots: Raising Troops from Tongque, Debates Eloquently Debating against a Hall of Learned Lords, Setting up Alliance and Deciding the Tactics, Borrowing Arrows on the Boat, Preparing for the Battle and Borrowing the East Wind,and Burning the Red Cliff, making the whole story more 'attractive'. Another highlight of this opera is the exquisite, melodious and meaningful aria full of aftertaste.
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.
Box officeNorth Gate of NCPA, No. 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Tickets collection hours9:30-19:30 (CST) on performance day
9:30-18:00 (CST) for days without performance
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Booking hours9:30-18:00 (CST) Monday to Friday
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Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.
Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.