Zan Yuen

Zan Yuen (《苍原》cāngyuán "boundless grasslands") is a 1995 Chinese-language western-style opera (中国当代歌剧). The plot concerns a Mongolian tribe returning from Siberia to China during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing dynasty.^[1][2]

The music was composed by Xu Zhanhai (徐占海 b.1945), of the Shenyang Music Institute and Liaoning Opera, based on the plot of a radio drama series “Run to the place where the sun rises” (《奔向太阳升起的地方》) by screenwriter Yan Derong (阎德荣 b.1936). A DVD was recorded by the Liaoning Opera in 1996 featuring tenor Wei Song. The opera in its plot subject, music and choruses bears traces of the traditional "revolutionary" Chinese modern opera style.

References

1. Shanghai Opera - Zan Yuen
2. China Theatre Annual 中国戏剧年鉴. China Theatre Annual Editorial. 《中国戏剧年鉴》 編輯部 - 1997 Page 162 "现在,《苍原》大获成功,尤其是音乐大获成功,证明他具有这种才能。现在,让我们就《苍原》音乐创作所取得的成就,做一简单的评析。在歌剧音乐创作中,音乐风格的确立,以及为达成某种风格采用的具体构成方式,是每一个作曲家都要面对的问] 1 。徐占海在 ..."