Shi Yihong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Shi Yihong

Chinese Peking opera singer-actress

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1972

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Profession: actor

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Shi Yihong

  • Shi Yihong (born 7 June 1972), known as Shi Min before 2002, is a Chinese Peking opera singer-actress who plays Dan roles.
  • A Plum Blossom Prize winner, Shi Yihong is considered a Peking opera superstar who not only excels in both vocal and acrobatic roles, but is always experimenting and expanding her repertoire despite resistance from conservative elements.
  • Shi Yihong is a member of the Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company, but she also established her own production company in 2016. Some of Shi Yihong's best known roles include: Consort Yu (from The Hegemon-King Bids His Concubine Farewell), Yang Yuhuan, Mu Guiying, Kou Zhu, Li Qingzhao, Lady Mi, Esmeralda (from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame), Wang Zhaojun, Madame White Snake, Xiao Guiying (from The Qing Ding Pearl), Duchess Zhuang (from Zhang Yimou's You and Me), Du Liniang, and countless others.
  • She has also acted in Kunqu productions.
  • In 1999, Shi Yihong starred in Tan Dun's The Gate, an orchestral theatre which debuted in Tokyo, Japan.In 2018, Yihong Theatre opened in Baoshan District, Shanghai.
  • This is the first theatre in Shanghai named after an opera artist.

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