Xi Xiaobo

Xi Xiaobo (1910–1977) was a Peking opera singer.

Xi Xiaobo
Traditional Chinese	奚嘯伯
Simplified Chinese	奚啸伯
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xī Xiàobó Wade–Giles Hsi Hsiao-po

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xi.

Life

Xi was best known for his "old man" roles (老生, lǎoshēng) and was considered one of Peking Opera's "Four Great Beards" (t 四大鬚生, s 四大须生, p Sì Dà Xūshēng), along with Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen, and Ma Lianliang. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru.

References

Bibliography

• Li Ruru (2010), "2010 Commemorations of the Theatrical Careers of Cao Yu and Li Yuru" (PDF), CHINOPERL Papers, vol. No. 29, Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature {{citation}}: |volume= has extra text (help).

External links

• "奚啸伯" on Baike.com (in Chinese)