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Award Date

12-1-2021

Degree Type

Doctoral Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Music

First Committee Member

Kimberly James

Second Committee Member

Alfonse Anderson

Third Committee Member

Richard Miller

Fourth Committee Member

Jennifer Bellor

Fifth Committee Member

Katrina Liu

Number of Pages

78

Abstract

In contrast to traditional Chinese operas, the history of Chinese National Opera1 is only a few decades long. Some scholars believe that many Chinese operas are feminist and female-centered. However, from the aesthetic standard of women’s voice to the female character’s inner world, it is hard to say that one can describe these operas as feminist simply because women play leading roles or the female arias are more than male. This document will explain the observation by analyzing the portrayal of female archetypes in Chinese national opera and discussing how opera Xi Shi complies with or subverts the portrayal. The author reached a strong conclusions that demonstrates that Chinese opera is not female-centered. This document will also show how national opera is formulated in Chinese Confucianism and a particular political context.

Keywords

Chinese National Opera; Female Archetype; Xi Shi

Disciplines

Music

File Format

pdf

File Size

1534 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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