The Zhejiang Kunqu Opera Troupe held a gala to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

Key facts

1. 01The gala in Hangzhou on September 16 celebrated the Zhejiang Kunqu Opera Troupe's 70th anniversary, featuring classics and new works with young actors.
2. 02The 70-year history is closely tied to the play Fifteen Strings, which helped revive the troupe in 1956 with 47 performances in Beijing and has been staged over 1,600 times.
3. 03The troupe follows an eight-character lineage (传、世、盛、秀、万、代、昌、民) for passing on performances and skills, with the 00s generation able to perform full-length productions.
4. 04The repertoire includes 西园记 as a core piece with 400+ performances and national classic preservation, plus new and revived works like 盛世红妆 and 牡丹亭/长生殿; 新编武戏 公孙子都 won the Wenhua Grand Prize at the 8th China Art Festival and tops the National Stage Art Boutique Project list.
5. 05In 2026, the troupe plans nearly 100 performances, including a 70th-anniversary special for 《十五贯》, the 2.0 version of 盛世红妆, a “寻梦听心” series, and public welfare tours.

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