Fu Quanxiang

Biography

Fu Quanxiang (1923–2017), born Sun Quanxiang, was born on August 3, 1923, in Houzhuang Village, Shengxian County, Zhejiang Province. She was a first-class Chinese Yue opera actress and one of the "Ten Sisters of Yue Opera." She began her artistic career in 1933. In 1947, she co-founded the Dongshan Yueyi Society with Fan Ruijuan. In 1948, she joined the Fanghua Troupe and performed alongside Yin Guifang. On August 1, 1951, she joined the East China Yue Opera Experimental Troupe. Fu Quanxiang specialized in dan (female) roles in Yue opera, was praised for her beautiful singing voice, and was known as the "coloratura soprano of Yue opera." Her singing style became known as the "Fu School," and she was its founder. Her major roles include Zhu Yingtai in Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, Jiao Guiying in Qing Tan, Liu Lanzhi in Kongque Dongnan Fei, and Li Yaxian in Li Wa Zhuan. Among her students are He Yan, Yan Jia, Chen Fei, Chen Yi, Chen Ying, Chen Lan, and Hu Peidi. In April 2017, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th Shanghai Baiyulan Drama Performance Art Awards. She passed away on October 24, 2017, in Shanghai at the age of 94, and was the last of the "Ten Sisters of Yue Opera" to pass away.