Raid on the White Tiger Regiment
Raid on the White Tiger Regiment | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Qíxí Báihǔtuán |
Wade–Giles | Ch'i2-hsi2 Pai2-hu3-t'uan2 |
Raid on the White Tiger Regiment (Chinese: 奇袭白虎团) is a Chinese revolutionary opera and one of the eight "model plays" permitted during the Cultural Revolution.[1][2] Set during the Korean War, it depicts a victory of the Chinese and North Korean forces over South Korean and American forces.[3]
Production
Music for Raid on the White Tiger Regiment was composed and arranged by Gong Guotai (born 1946), incorporating some aspects of
Synopsis
July 1953: during the Korean War, Yang Yucai leads a People's Volunteer Army raid against the White Tiger Regiment of the South Korean Capital Mechanized Infantry Division, who are planning to sabotage peace talks by invading the North.[11] With the help of a Korean girl, Sister Choi, the Chinese troops destroy Tiger Regiment HQ and set the conditions for a successful counterattack, in cooperation with the Korean People's Army.[12]
Performance
Deng Xiaoping refused to watch Raid on the White Tiger Regiment in 1964, instead insisting on a performance of Sisters Exchange Bridegrooms, perceived as a slight on the Gang of Four.[13]
In 1972, it was made into a film by the Changchun Film Studio.[14][11]
References
- ^ Service, British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring (October 17, 1974). "Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East". Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780765621818– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781317452935– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781137463579– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780824861360– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781442251724– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9789629969707– via Google Books.
- ^ "eClassical - Gong: Raid On the White Tiger Regiment (Orchestral Highlights)". www.eclassical.com.
- ^ "GONG: Raid on the White Tiger Regiment (Orchestral Highlights)". www.naxos.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ISBN 9780521243377– via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Shandong Peking Opera Theatre Raid on the White Tiger Regiment - NCPA CHINA". en.chncpa.org.
- ISBN 9781137507037– via Google Books.
- ^ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (February 17, 1979). "Daily Report: People's Republic of China". National Technical Information Service – via Google Books.
- ^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (April 26, 2013). "Amazingly Odd Operas From Revolutionary China" – via NPR.