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4. Kunqu: An Earthly Opera
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Joseph S. C. Lam
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations x
- Preface xii
- Acknowledgments xv
- 1. Kunqu: A Performance and Discourse of Twenty-First-Century China 1
- 2. Kunqu Institutions, Practitioners, Terminology, and Theories 13
- 3. Kunqu: A Heavenly Opera 30
- 4. Kunqu: An Earthly Opera 57
- 5. Kunqu Lives, Dreams, Documents, and Character Models 81
- 6. Kunqu Operations: Resources, Stakeholders, Yuescapes, and Products 110
- 7. Contemporary Kunqu: Creative Performers and Evolving Shows 128
- 8. Kunqu as Yue Performance and Discourse: A Case Study of Kunqu Instrumental Music 150
- 9. Kunqu as a Twenty-First-Century Chinese ICH and World Opera 171
- 10. Kunqu at a Crossroads: Continuities, Changes, and Explorations 193
- Appendix 1: Current Kunqu Scholarship: A Sketch 211
- Appendix 2: Titles of Kunqu Dramas, Zhezixi, and Qupai 216
- Appendix 3: Music Examples 220
- Appendix 4: Links to Online Audiovisual Kunqu Recordings 240
- Glossary 243
- Works Cited 251
- Index 273
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations x
- Preface xii
- Acknowledgments xv
- 1. Kunqu: A Performance and Discourse of Twenty-First-Century China 1
- 2. Kunqu Institutions, Practitioners, Terminology, and Theories 13
- 3. Kunqu: A Heavenly Opera 30
- 4. Kunqu: An Earthly Opera 57
- 5. Kunqu Lives, Dreams, Documents, and Character Models 81
- 6. Kunqu Operations: Resources, Stakeholders, Yuescapes, and Products 110
- 7. Contemporary Kunqu: Creative Performers and Evolving Shows 128
- 8. Kunqu as Yue Performance and Discourse: A Case Study of Kunqu Instrumental Music 150
- 9. Kunqu as a Twenty-First-Century Chinese ICH and World Opera 171
- 10. Kunqu at a Crossroads: Continuities, Changes, and Explorations 193
- Appendix 1: Current Kunqu Scholarship: A Sketch 211
- Appendix 2: Titles of Kunqu Dramas, Zhezixi, and Qupai 216
- Appendix 3: Music Examples 220
- Appendix 4: Links to Online Audiovisual Kunqu Recordings 240
- Glossary 243
- Works Cited 251
- Index 273