183 Beijing Operas - Wang Chao - Number 131
Wang Chao
Beijing Opera - "The Ungrateful Husband"
Wang Chao with the a purple three-tile face plays the part of a bodyguard of
Judge Bao Zhen in the opera "The Ungrateful Husband."
The Beijing opera "The Ungrateful Husband" tells about
the courage and selflessness of Bao Zhen (999-1062), a judge who defied the
wrath of the imperial family and sentenced to death the emperor's son-in-law
Chen Shimei. The latter, in order to marry the emperor's daughter, had not only
disowned his legitimate wife and son but even tried to kill them.
Another Mask for this Opera - Mask 132
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