China National Peking Opera Company | |
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Traditional Chinese | 中國國家京劇院 |
Simplified Chinese | 中国国家京剧院 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngguó Guójiā Jīngjù Yuàn |
Background information | |
Origin | Beijing, China |
Genres | Peking opera |
Years active | 1955–present |
Website | www.cnpoc.cn |
The China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC), originally named the National Peking Opera Theater of China, is one of the national ensembles of performance arts directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.[1] Situated in Beijing, it was founded in January 1955, with opera performer Mei Lanfang as the first president in its history.[1][2] The current president is Song Guanlin.[3]