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简介

Liu Jue is a Chinese Yue opera artist from Suzhou, Jiangsu province. He specializes in young male roles (xiaosheng) and is a prominent figure in mixed-gender Yue opera performances. He studied under the Xu school (Xu pai) and is known for his excellent acting skills. In 1954, he enrolled in the Yue opera actor training class at the East China Academy of Theatre Studies (now the Yue opera class at the Shanghai Theatre School). In 1959, he joined the experimental troupe of the Shanghai Yue Opera Theatre. He is considered one of the leading Yue opera performers in China.