According to Beijing Opera, a character whose face is painted white usually carries the role of a cunning and deceitful person. This is also true for this Fujian Opera.
This person played the role of a nasty court official that was as sly as a fox. Together with the Empress, they both plotted and attempted to harm the leading man in this opera.
2 comments:
Gosh, I love Chinese Operas. I even found a theatre when I was visiting Beijing in '86 and bought one ticket by communicating with the theatre staff in writing in Kanji and speaking in English.
Good shot of the opera actor. It is true regarding the painting on the face.
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