吕瑞英

简介

Lv Ruiying is a distinguished Chinese Yue opera artist, born in Shanghai in 1932. In the summer of 1951, she joined the Yue Opera Experimental Troupe of the East China Academy of Theatre. In 1953, she participated in the filming of China's first domestically produced color film, "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai," playing the role of Yinxin. In 1985, she became the president of the Shanghai Yue Opera Theatre. Lv Ruiying specializes in dan (female) roles in Yue opera, having studied under Yuan Xuefen and developed her own distinctive style characterized by a sweet vocal tone, giving rise to a school of art known as the "Lv School." Her most celebrated roles include Liu Jinding in "San Kan Yu Mei," Mu Guiying in "Mu Guiying Gua Shuai," Liang Hongyu in "Jin Shan Zhan Gu," and Zhang Jiujin in "Jiujin Guniang." She has mentored a number of outstanding performers, including Shen Yulan, Wu Suying, Zhao Haiying, Sun Zhijun, Zhang Yongmei, Chen Huiling, and Tao Huimin.