Tan Fuying

Tan Fuying (15 October 1906 – 22 March 1977) was a Peking opera singer.

Tan Fuying
Traditional Chinese譚富英
Simplified Chinese谭富英
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Life

Tan was best known for his "old man" roles (老生, lǎoshēng) and was considered one of Peking Opera's "Four Great Beards" (t 四大鬚生, s 四大须生, p Sì Dà Xūshēng), along with Ma Lianliang, Yang Baosen, and Xi Xiaobo. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru.[1]

References

Citations
  1. Li (2010), p. 226.

Bibliography
  • Li Ruru (2010), "2010 Commemorations of the Theatrical Careers of Cao Yu and Li Yuru" (PDF), CHINOPERL Papers, No. 29, Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature.
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