Xi Shi (opera)

NCPA poster from the 2010 premiere

Xi Shi is a 2009 Chinese-language western-style opera by woman composer Lei Lei to a libretto by Zou Jingzhi. The plot is based on the story of Xi Shi. The premiere was at Beijing's NCPA.[1]

  1. ^ NCPA Original Opera Xi Shi Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine "It is the first original opera produced by National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), which adopts Western opera to interpret the ancient legends about beauty Xi Shi in a brand new way, recreating grand view of the war between the .."