Yang and the emperor loved each other deeply, but when the empire faced rebellion and turmoil, the emperor was forced to order her to commit suicide.Īfter her death, the emperor still loved Yang and missed her day and night and sent people to find her spirit. Yang Yuhuan, better known as Guifei (the Imperial Concubine of the First Order), was the most-favored consort of Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) Emperor Xuanzong (AD 685-762). The Legend of Yang Yuhuan belongs to this category. Of the five categories, the plays about women are the slowest in tempo but the most poetic. There are five categories of Noh plays featuring gods, warriors, women, miscellaneous figures (notably mad-women or current personalities). The history of Noh dates back to the 14th century, developing in the Muromachi period (15th-16th century) and flourishing in the Shoguns of the Edo Period (1603-1868). Noh, along with Bugaku, Gagaku and Kyogen, are Japan's best known traditional performing arts.
The event is part of a series of cultural exchange activities to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of relations between China and Japan. The show will feature both Peking Opera and Noh, the highest levels of Chinese and Japanese traditional opera. Two very different Yang Guifeis will shine on the same stage as renowned Chinese Peking Opera actor Mei Baojiu and Japanese Noh artist Sakurama Makoto perform the Legend of Yang Yuhuan at the Chang'an Grand Theatre on October 11 and 12.
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