Inedit - Chinese classical Kunqu opera - Peony Pavilion, 2CDs

Chinese classical opera Kunqu - Peony Pavilion, 2CDs
(Opéra classique chinois Kunqu - Le Pavillon Aux Pivoines)
Recorded 1994, Inedit CD release 2001

Kunqu is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It dominated Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Kunqu boasts a 600-year history and is known as the "teacher" or "mother" of hundreds of operas, because of its influence on other Chinese theatre forms, including Peking Opera.

Kunqu was listed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2001.