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Local opera troupe celebrates 60 founding anniversary with six classics

Actors in Ningbo Yongju opera troupe were busy in the rehearsals for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the troupe. According to the troupe leaders, six classic plays, including the famous "Wife in Hock", will be staged in Ningbo's Shaw Theatre from November 20 to December 2.

After a careful selection, the opera troupe chose and three traditional plays and three award-winning modern plays, including "Half-scissors", "Wife in Hock", "Ningbo Brothers" and "The Visit”.

"Wife in Hock" is a milestone of the Yongju Opera. Many viewers were moved by its profound cultural connotations and elaborate tragic style. It has been six years since the last performance of "Wife in Hock" in Ningbo, said Wang Jinwen, a famed Yongju Opera artist.

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