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NCPA Peking Opera Commission Red Cliff

Date: Oct 30-Nov 1 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-500 yuan

In the winter of the thirteenth year during the reign of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, a navy and army of 830 thousand soldiers invades the Kingdom of Wu under the command of Cao Cao (the Kingdom of Wei). Hearing the news, the ministers of the Kingdom of Wu gets into a panic, some advocating fighting back, some advising to surrender, leaving the king Sun Quan unable to make a final decision.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

National Peking Opera Company Return of the Phoenix

Date: Nov 11 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-500 yuan

Cheng Pu, a vice minister retires on account of old age and returns to his hometown. He has two daughters, of whom the elder one, whose name is Xueyan, is ugly, while the younger, whose name is Xue'e, is beautiful and clever. Cheng Pu goes for a spring outing and comes across his friend's son Mu Juyi. He has a thing for Mu Juyi and invites the young man to his birthday party. Returning home, he tells his wife what has happened on the way and plans to marry Xue'e to Mu, but his wife strongly insists marring Xueyan to Mu.

On Cheng's birthday, Zhu Huanran comes to the party and falls in love with Xue'e at the sight of her. Mrs Cheng mistakenly believes that Mu has tacitly consented to the proposal of marriage and asks him to stay in Cheng's house. Xueyan goes to visit Mu at night under her sister's name, but Mu turns her down and takes French leave. He runs into Zhu on the way, and the latter gives him silver ingots and a horse hypocritically to make him go far away. It happens that Cheng Pu is reinstated and returns to the army with military supervisor Zhou. He runs into Mu on the road and takes the latter to the barracks. Zhu disguises himself as the bridegroom, and so Xueyan passes herself as the bride under Mrs Cheng's instigation, but the new couple later gets to know each other's true identity. At the very time, traitors are rising in revolt, and Mrs Cheng goes to Zhu's house alone for shelter, but Zhu has been impoverished due to a fire disaster. Cheng Pu puts down the rebellion, and Xue'e comes to her father. Then comes an echo of bringing up proposal of marriage, but Mu rejects it. Honggong and supervisor Zhou spare no effort to bring him around, and the air is cleared in the bridal chamber. Then, Zhu, Xueyan and Mrs Cheng come to seek shelter, and they have a family reunion.

Contact: 400-610-3721