I recorded this guzheng & vocal improvisation yesterday — the lunar new year day. The singing in the piece is from a famous Peking Opera, The Drunken Beauty 贵妃醉酒.
The Drunken Beauty is one of the songs made famous by Mr. Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳, the founder of the Mei Style of Peking Opera performance, aka “Queen of Peking Opera.” I have been fan of the maestro …
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