Women Generals of the Yangs
Women Generals of the Yangs (杨门女将, pinyin yangmen nujiang ) is a Beijing Opera adapted in 1960 by the China Peking Opera Company from a Yangju Opera, "Commanding the troops at 100 years old". It is set during the Northern Song Dynasty at a time of war with the Western Xia. When the Song commander Yang Zongbao dies, his 100-year-old grandmother She Taijun and her daughter-in-law Mu Guiying rally the troops. Composer Du Mingxin produced a symphonic version for the China Philharmonic Orchestra, consisting of an overture, three movements and an epilogue. This was the first symphonic work commissed for the young CPO.
References China Daily topdak.com
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