Kunqu: A Classical Opera of Twenty-First-Century China
Synopsis:"This work would be of terrific interest to amateur kunqu performers and to kunqu supporters. It will also be an essential reference work for scholars conducting research not only on kunqu, but on all forms of Chinese opera, particularly as they are being performed contemporarily."—Nancy Guy, UC San Diego; author of Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan
ISBN:9789888754328
Language:English
Author:Joseph S. C. Lam
Author Biography:Joseph S. C. Lam is professor of musicology at the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the University of Michigan. A musicologist and sinologist, Lam specializes in the music and culture of Southern Song (1127–1279), Ming (1368–1644), and modern China (1900 to present). His most recent publication is “The Southern Story of the Western Wing: Traditional Kunqu Composition, Interpretation, and Performance,” in How to Read Chinese Drama: A Guided Anthology, edited by Patricia Sieber and Regina Llamas (2022).
