Forgotten opera gem restored

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IF YOU GO

Highlights of the ongoing season of Zhengyici Theater:

The Chinese Quartet, a traditional Chinese chamber band featuring the founder and guzheng (Chinese plucked zither) player Fan Weiqing and four other musicians, Miao Xiaoqin, Kong Weijuan, Geng Hui and Li Juan. 7:30 pm on April 30 and May 1.

The Peking Opera Mei Yu Pei will be staged at 2 pm on May 2 and 3.

Ex-businesswoman and now guqin player Huang Wenyi, along with traditional Chinese folk music instrument player Xu Bo and guqin (seven-string plucked zither) player Fan Na will perform at 7:30 pm on May 18.

The experimental Peking Opera show Cao Qi Qiao from Taiwan will be staged at 7:30 pm on May 10 and 11.

The traditional Peking Opera show Yu Tang Chun will be staged at 2 pm on May 25.

Zhengyici Theater, 220 Qianmen Xiheyan Jie (Street), southeast of Hepingmen subway station, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-8315-1650.