Traditional opera masters celebrate upcoming Spring Festival

Beijing Performance & Arts Group staged two shows featuring traditional Chinese Opera masters Gu Wenyue, Liu Ping and Li Weiquan as well as their inheritors at the capital’s China Pingju Grand Theatre on Thursday to mark the upcoming Spring Festival.

According to the group, the performances aimed to bring classic performances from Chinese Opera including Hebei Bangzi, Pingju Opera and Quju Opera to audiences and give them the rare opportunity to see these 60-something veteran performers on stage. The performances included classic originals to more recent innovative performances.