Ma Lianliang

Ma Lianliang

Traditional Chinese

馬連良

Simplified Chinese

马连良

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mǎ Liánliáng
Wade–Giles	Ma Lien-liang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.

Ma Lianliang (28 February 1901 – 16 December 1966) was a Peking opera singer.

Life

Ma was best known for his "old man" roles (老生, lǎoshēng) and was considered one of Peking Opera's "Four Great Beards" (t 四大鬚生, s 四大须生, p Sì Dà Xūshēng), along with Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen, and Xi Xiaobo. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru.^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Li (2010), p. 226.

Bibliography

Li Ruru (2010), "2010 Commemorations of the Theatrical Careers of Cao Yu and Li Yuru" (PDF), CHINOPERL Papers, No. 29, Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature .

External links

"马连良" on Baidu Baike (Chinese)
"马连良" on Baike.com (Chinese)

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