Women Playing Men: Yue Opera and Social Change in Twentieth-Century Shanghai

by JinJiang (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2009

  $124.37

  Explores the influence of Yue opera - a subgenre of Chinese opera that transformed all-male opera into an all-female art form, with women cross-dressing as male characters. This volume details the contributions of opera stars and related professionals and examines the relationships among actresses, patrons, and fans.