Introduction: Opera, gender, and the city -- The origins of Yue opera -- The rise of feminine opera -- Patrons and patronage -- Staging in the public arena -- The opera as history -- A feminine aesthetics -- Conclusion
Summary
Modern forces converge and gender roles are challenged in this volume that explores the influence of Yue opera - a subgenre of Chinese opera that transformed all-male opera into an all-female art forms, with women cross-dressing as male characters
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-329) and index
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