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Peony Notes.Indb Cal Performances Presents Friday, September , , pm Saturday, September , , pm Sunday, September , , pm Zellerbach Hall Th e Peony Pavilion Th e Young Lovers’ Edition United States Premiere © Hsu Pei-Hung Suzhou Kun Opera Th eatre of Jiangsu, China Starring Yu Jiu-Lin and Shen Fengying Kenneth Pai, writer & producer Wang Shiyu, artistic & production director Th e University of California tour of Th e Peony Pavilion is sponsored by Trend Micro Education Foundation, the Richard Liu Foundation Limited, the Peony Pavilion Performing Arts Foundation, and the Institute of East Asian Studies, the Center for Chinese Studies, the Berkeley China Initiative and the Consortium for the Arts at UC Berkeley. Cal Performances’ – season is sponsored by Wells Fargo. CAL PERFORMANCES 1 Program © Hsu Pei-Hung Book I: Th e Dream of Love Friday, September , , pm Book II: Romance and Resurrection Saturday, September , , pm Book III: Reunion and Triumph Sunday, September , , pm Cast Th e young scholar, Liu Mengmei Yu Jiuling Th e young woman, Du Liniang Shen Fengying Th e priestess, Sister Stone Tao Hongzhen Th e tutor, Chen Zui-Liang Shen Zhiming Th e old gardener, Hunchback Guo Lu Fuhai Du Liniang’s father, prime minster Du Bao Qu Binbin Du Liniang’s mother, Madam Zhen Chen Lingling Th e maid, Chunxiang Shen Guofang Th e Infernal Judge Tang Rong Th e rebel duchess, Lady Yang Lu Jia Th e Emperor of Song Zhou Xuefeng Th e Envoy of Jin Fang Jianguo Running time for each Book is approximately three hours with a -minute intermission. 2 CAL PERFORMANCES Cast Th e Peony Pavilion Th e Young Lovers’ Edition Suzhou Kun Opera Th eatre of Jiangsu, China Creative Team Original Work Tang Xianzu, the Ming Dynasty General Producer/Artistic Supervisor Pai Hsien-yung† General Producer Xu Guoqiang, Zhou Xiangqun Producer Gao Fumin Producer Cai Shaohua, Fan Man-nong† Libretto Adaptation Pai Hsien-hung†, Hua Wei†, Zhang Shuxiang†, Xin Yiyun† Artistic Director Wang Shiyu, Zhang Jiqing Production Director Wang Shiyu Music Direction, Design, Arrangement and Orchestration Zhou Youliang Director Weng Guosheng Art Director Wang Tung† Costume Design Wang Tung†, Tseng Yung-ni† Planning Lu Fuhai Directorial Assistant Ma Peiling Singing and Diction Director Zhou Qin, Yao Jikun, Mao Weizhi Set Design Wang Mengchao† Lighting Design Wong Chooyean† Choreography Wu Sujun†, Ma Peiling Calligraphy Tung Yang-tzu† Graphic Art Hsi Sung† Original Script and Design for Promotional Literature Pan Qiru† Photography Hsu Pei-hung† Stage Manager Wang Yaochong†, Li Qiang Consultants Koo Siu-sun‡, Zheng Peikai‡, Zhou Qin English Translation of Surtitles Lindy Li Mark † Creative Team members from Taiwan ‡ Creative Team members from Hong Kong Support Team Troupe Leader Cai Shaohua Supporting Unit People’s Government of Suzhou City CAL PERFORMANCES 3 Cast Players Du Linaing Shen Fengying Liu Mengmei Yu Jiulin Spring Fragrance Shen Guofang Sister Stone Tao Hongzhen Chen Zuiliang Shen Zhiming Du Bao Qu Binbin Dame Du Chen Lingling Judge Hu, Li Quan, Flower Spirit Tang Rong Duchess Yang, Flower Spirit Lu Jia Hunchback, Interpreter, Boatman Lu Fuhai Jin Emperor Wan Yanliang, Barbarian Envoy Fang Jiangguo Miao Shunbin Liu Chunlin Garden Boy, Wine Shopkeeper Zhou Xuefeng Emperor, Tong Xianzu Zhou Xuefeng, Cao Jian Flower Spirits, Young Nuns, Maids-in-Waiting Du Dongyan, Gu Weiying, Dong Xin, Shao Ting, Xu Chao, Miao Dan, Chen Yanyi, Jin Lin, Zhou Jingyue, Zhou Xiaoyue, Chen Xiaorong, Shen Wen, Zhou Ying Ghosts, Attendants Yang Yunchao, Wu Haitao, Wang Chao, Liu Chengguang, Liu Chunlin, Xu Dongyin, Bas Zhigang, Ye Xing, Liu Yi, Kong Xi, Cao Jian, Weng Xiaocun, Zhi Xueqing, Miao Tao Lead Singer Yang Mei Musicians Conductor Zhou Youliang Percussion Xin Shilin (Book I, Book II), Zhang Xiaotian (Book III) Transverse Flute Zou Jianliang (Book I, Book III), Fan Xuechao (Book II) Small Gong Liu Changbin Shi Liangyuan Sheng Mouth Organ Yan Lin Bass Mouth Organ Zhou Mingjun Vertical Flute Fan Xuehao, Zou Jianliang Shawm Fan Xuehao, Pang Linchun Pipa Wang Yingying Dulcimer Meng Xianhua Alto Ruan Wei Xiuzi Zheng Zither Zhang Qian Bianzhong Lu Yuangui Gaohu Yao Shenxing Erhu Yang Lei, Yao Shenxing, Zhao Jianan, Cheng Jiaqi Zhonghu Hu Junwei 4 CAL PERFORMANCES Cast Violin Zhao Jianan Double Bass Pang Linchun Cello Chen Xinyue Backstage Team Stage Technical Director Su Jianren Scenic Painting Huang Jianda Lighting Ji Maolian, Weng Xiaotao, Zhi Xueqing Follow Spot Zhu Huiying, Xia Xianling Sound Engineer Shi Zuhua Costume Wang Sufang Makeup Design Gu Ling Headdress Zhu Jianhua Props Li Qiang, Xiao Zhonghao Stage Installation Weng Xiaochun Surtitle Operator Ye Chun CAL PERFORMANCES 5 Synopsis Scene —Th e Classroom Du Liniang’s personal maid, Chunxiang (“Spring Fragrance”), is her study companion. Th e tu- tor Chen Zuiliang tries to teach the girls the fi rst poem of the Book of Songs, an ancient love poem that Confucian tradition construes as a piece on feminine virtue. When Chunxiang challenges the tutor’s tradition- al interpretation, he becomes thoroughly agitated and befuddled. Chunxiang discovers a large gar- den behind the classroom and tries to entice Du Liniang to explore it with her. Th e tutor, furious, is about to hit Chunxiang when Du Lininang claims the high ground by pretending to discipline the maid herself. Th e two girls put on an act for the benefi t of the teacher, who decides to let matters rest. Th e theme of confl ict between youth and os- sifi ed Confucian orthodoxy continues. Scene —Interrupted Dream Awakened by warblers in the morning, Du Liniang is dazzled by the signs of spring. She suddenly real- © Hsu Pei-Hung izes she has promised to explore the garden with Chunxiang, who comes to assist her with getting Book I: The Dream of Love dressed. Pleased with herself in the mirror, she de- Scene —Enlightening the Daughter clares that for all her elegant accessories, she likes being natural best. At fi rst, the two girls fl it here Th e scene opens with Du Bao, the governor of and there in the garden like birds out of a cage, Nan’an in the southern part of China, conversing marveling at its sights and sounds. Soon, however, at leisure with his wife, Madame Du. He is think- Du Liniang falls into deep thoughts as Chunxiang ing of engaging a tutor for their only daughter, Du attempts to draw her out. Liniang. If, on top of her feminine virtues, she is able to converse learnedly with her prospective Back in her room, Du Liniang sighs that, at , husband, this will refl ect well on her parents. Du she is wasting yet another spring with no one who Liniang enters with wine, off ering a toast to her truly “knows” her. Th e Flower God enters, escort- parents on this beautiful spring day. She exclaims ing a dream lover for her. Du Liniang and the man, that the birds’ chirping seems to verge on human holding a willow branch signifying spring, back utterance. Instead of being amused, Du Bao scolds into each other. When they turn around, they re- her for taking a nap when she should have been gard each other with astonishment. Th e man asks reading a book. He decides she needs a stern teach- if she might compose a poem for the occasion. Du er to guide her. Liniang inquires shyly how he has managed to fi nd her. Holding her sleeve, he addresses her as “Jiejie” A contrast is made between society’s need for for- (literarily, “older sister” or “respected sister”) and mal order, symbolized by the father, and nature’s confi des that he has been looking her all along. innate rhythms, expressed in the daughter’s urge to Th ey consummate their love in the Peony Pavilion celebrate spring. In this production, the oversized as fl ower fairies arrive to provide them cover. hanging scrolls stand in for furnishings typically found in upper-class homes. 6 CAL PERFORMANCES Synopsis In what is the most famous erotic poetry in Chi- Scene —Painting a Portrait nese drama, Du Liniang’s sexual arousal is couched With plum blossoms in her hand, Du Liniang in nature imagery, also refl ected in the costumes. sings that the person of her dream is nowhere to be found while she pines away for love. When Scene —Declaration of Ambitions she looks into a mirror that Chunxiang holds up An impoverished scholar, scion of the famous for her, she is startled by her haggard image. She eighth-century prose writer Liu Zongyuan, wakes decides to paint a self-portrait before her beauty up from a dream in which he has an encounter passes away. She pours her whole self into this task, with a beautiful woman under a plum tree. He is which is a celebration of her beauty, a channel for so aff ected by the dream he changes his name to her love, and an act of defi ance against the passage Liu Mengmei (“willow dreams of plum”; his family of time. By painting her own portrait, Du Liniang name means “willow”). boldly affi rms her own existence and the validity of her emotions. Th e playwright suggests that emo- As Liu Mengmei is an orphan, the person closest to tions can be fulfi lled only when acted upon. him is Hunchback Guo, the old family gardener. He announces to Hunchback Guo that he is now Scene —Th e Taoist Nun ready to take the civil service examinations held in Hangzhou. Hunchback Guo supports this de- Th e Taoist Priestess, Stone, enters and confesses cision and starts packing. Th e appearance of Liu matter-of-factly that she is congenitally unable to Mengmei and his sidekick immediately following enjoy sex, her hymen being as hard as stone.
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