Huiju Opera Troupe of Anhui Province

The Huiju Opera Troupe of Anhui Province was founded in 1956 and is the only troupe combining research, teaching and performing of the opera.

The troupe's repertoire include over 50 plays such as Flooding Seven Armies", "Drunken Beauty", "Sorrow of sword", "Assembly by the River", " Story of White Snake", "Story of Yang", Nine Dresses", "Presenting Sword", "Lasting Friendship", "Lu Bu and Diaochan" and "Story of Liu Ming Chuan. Among them, "Assembly by the River and "Sorrow of Sword won prizes respectively at the 3rd and 4th White Magnolia Awards; "Lasting Friendship won the No.1 Performing Troupe prize for excellent repertoire; "Story of Liu Ming Chuan won the 8th Wenhua Award for new play issued by the Ministry of Culture and '97 Cao Yu Drama Award for excellent repertoire. In 1990, the Troupe performed in Beijing celebrating the 200th anniversary of the debut of Huiju Opera troupe in Beijing and causing a big stir.

Between 1991 and 1997, the Troupe was frequently invited to tour Japan as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. In the summer of 1999, it participated in the 20th International Pilgrimage Festival, Bull Chasing Festival and Madrid Summer Art Festival in Spain.

In the 1950s, the Troupe had a group of spectacular artists such as Zhang Qixiang, Cao Shangli and Qin caiping. In the 1980s, it trained a generation of new talented artists represented by Li Longbin, Wang Danhong and Zhang Min.

Address: No.46, Huancheng Nanlu Road, Hefei, Anhui Province

Post code: 230001

Tel: (0551) 2653234