Mei Lan Fang - Beijing Opera Troupe - The Orphan of Zhao

Beijing Opera 2

赵氏孤儿》The Orphan of Zhao 

Synopsis: During the Spring and Autumn Period of China’s history (8th century B.C. – 5th century B.C.), wars broke out between several different kingdoms. Duke Ling of the Jin Kingdom is despotic and continues to neglect his governing duties despite his faithful minister Zhao Dun’s admonishments. Ling is eventually influenced by treacherous General Tu’an Gu’s slander against Zhao. Tu’an Gu exterminates Zhao’s entire clan except for Princess Zhuang Ji, who is Zhao’s daughter-in-law. She escapes to the palace and gives birth to a son. The boy is rescued by Zhao’s retainer Cheng Ying in disguise. Hearing that the princess has given birth to a son, Tu’an Gu searches for the boy in the palace in vain. He then orders all infants born in the state on the same day as the boy be killed if the child is not handed over within three days. To ensure the boy’s safety and prevent the massacre, Cheng Ying decides to sacrifice his own son by presenting him as the missing boy. At the same time, elderly Gongsun Chujiu gives up his own life by pretending to be the one who had sneaked the boy out of the palace. Later, the missing boy (Cheng Wu) grows up, and a righteous minister named Wei Jiang returns to the imperial court, where he hears about the incident. Wei Jiang hits Cheng Ying angrily until he finally reveals the entire story and draws diagrams to inform Wu about the past tragedies. Wu then works with Wei Jiang and others to kill Tu’an Gu in a final act of revenge.

剧情:中国春秋战国时期,晋灵公无道,赵盾劝谏不听,奸臣屠岸贾残害赵盾全家。赵媳庄姬公主避入宫中,产生一子,由赵门客婴乔装救出。屠岸贾闻公主产子,进宫搜孤不得,下令三日内若不献出孤儿,即将国中与孤儿同庚的婴儿均杀死。程与公孙杵臼计议程婴舍子,公孙舍身,救出孤儿。后孤儿成人,魏绛回朝,怒打程婴,程述真情,回府绘图,告知孤儿过去情景。孤儿遂与魏绛等计诛屠岸贾报仇

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