Chinese Opera English Subtitles:《The Drunken Concubine》Peking Opera, 京剧: 贵妃醉酒

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Hi everyone!
Please excuse my amateur translation, feel free to make any corrections in the comments! Many expressions and phrases are untranslatable, I recommend looking at the original Chinese if you have the time: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1HG4y1Z7A6/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click
I don't claim any credit of this work aside from the translations.

The most well-known work of the famous opera master Mei Lanfang, The Drunken Concubine is more of a one-person performance than an opera that follows a long plot. It is a one-act opera that explores themes of the fragility of life, power and sorrow, and requires high skill from the performer.

This opera is about Concubine Yang, a real person who was one of the Four Ancient Beauties of China. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Beauties

I hope you enjoy~


Cultural notes:

Chang'e is the chinese goddess of the moon who is accompanies by the jade rabbit. They live in the Guanghan palace on the moon.

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