The Palace of Eternal Youth 2011 【長生殿】

The Palace of Eternal Youth 2011 【長生殿】

The Palace of Eternal Youth 【長生殿】 by the Shangai Kunju Troupe

Meyer Auditorium, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC

June 18, 2011, 2:00 pm
Performs scenes from the Kunqu Classic: Palace of Eternal Youth

Scene 2: The Pledge of Love《Dinqing 定情》
Scene 19: Complaints in the Pavilion《Xuge 絮閣》
Scene 24: Startled by the Rebellion《Jingbian 驚變》
Scene 25: Jade Burial《Maiyu 埋玉》

 

 

 

The Pledge of Love 2011 【長生殿:定情】

The Pledge of Love 2011 【長生殿:定情】

The Palace of Eternal Youth: The Pledge of Love

Changshengdian, Act 2: Dinqing 長生殿:定情

Meyer Auditorium, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC
June 18, 2011, 2:00 pm

May our love be as close and as enduring,
May the phoenixes never be parted,
May the box never be divided,
May our love be long-lasting!

惟愿取恩情似坚金
钗不单分盒永完
惟愿取恩情美滿
地久天長

Li An and Shen Yili