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简介

Yue Meiti is a Chinese Kunqu opera actress, born in 1941 in Shanghai, originally from Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. She began studying Kunqu opera in 1941 and graduated in 1961 from the first Kunqu actor class at the Shanghai Theatre School. Initially studying female (dan) roles, she later specialized in young male (xiaosheng) roles under masters Yu Zhenfei and Shen Chuanzhi. She was a former member of the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe and holds the title of National First-Class Actress. She is renowned for her mastery of the "Yu School" style in portraying young male characters and is known as the "first female xiaosheng in Kunqu opera." She frequently performed with partners Hua Wenyi and Zhang Jingxian. In 1995, she starred in "Sima Xiangru," which served as her farewell performance and received the Wenhua Grand Prize. She has received numerous honors including the 4th China Theatre Plum Blossom Award, the Magnolia Stage Award twice, the Asia Distinguished Artist Award from New York's Lincoln Center, and the Kunqu Art Honor Award from China's Ministry of Culture. She has authored several works including her memoir "I – A Lonely Female Xiaosheng" and books on her Kunqu performance art.