徐天红 (越剧演员)

简介

Xu Tianhong was born on 13 September 1925 in Yao Yu, Zhejiang. She began her artistic career in 1941 by joining the Tianxing Yue Opera Troupe, then joined the Hongxing Troupe in 1945. In 1946 she founded her own "Tianhong Yue Opera Troupe". In August 1947 she participated in the charity joint performance "Shan He Lian" (Love of Mountains and Rivers) and was one of the "Ten Sisters of Yue Opera". In February 1950 she co-founded the Cooperative Yue Opera Troupe with Qi Yaxian and served as its director, then in September 1950 she re-established the Fanghua Yue Opera Troupe with Yin Guifang. In August 1960 she joined the Shanghai Yue Opera Theatre. Among her notable roles were Zhu Gui Yuan in "Liang Zhu" and Liu Yan Zhang in "Er Tang Fang Zi". She was hailed as "The First Laosheng of Yue Opera" and is considered a pioneering figure in the field. She passed away on 24 May 2010 at Luwan District Central Hospital in Shanghai at the age of 85.