The Peony Pavilion - A Walk in the Garden

The Chinese Kunqu musical / opera A Walk in the Garden is an excerpt of The Peony Pavilion. The 16 year-old young lady Du Li-niang, raised by her strict parents, is forbidden to leave her boudoir without permission. One day, she goes to the backyard garden while her strict father is out, accompanied by her maid, Chun Xiang (Spring Fragrance). She is sentimental on the scene that the spring flowers are in full bloom. Du Li-niang feels the mysterious beauty and joys of the spring, and longing of nature life and love.
Directed by Chen Shi-zheng
Music Director : Zhou Ming
Playwright : Tang Xian-zu (1550 - 1616)
Music notation by Ye Tang (circa 1792)
Du Li-niang --- Qian Yi
Chun Xiang (Spring Fragrance) --- Jia Yonghong
Kunqu was designated by UNESCO as A Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001.

[@clementnoel9396]

I have loved this Chinese opera since I saw it on SBS Australia (whole opera) back in 2002

[@LadySerenaOBE]

I saw this on SBS around the same time and have been searching for this since! Would love to see the whole lot again myself

[@herbalsoaktoken]

guys I literally came here for the same reason! lemme know if the full length version exists 💕

[@jayaiyer3177]

this is fantastic!! i was always fascinated with operas and classics, and finally am getting to watch one...cudnt have asked for more... #ThePeonyPavilion coming to India...excited..

[@donutdonut4058]

Jaya Iyer wait so you are saying this movie is coming to the Theater in your country

[@tookclosely5480]

fantastic on so many levels it's spectacular

[@travelsinbriggio]

beyond comprehension so lovely

[@worldwidebear1967]

It touches my heart....

[@ChiNguyen-bc4kt]

Thank you for the translation 😍

[@alexandervowles3518]

It must be difficult to maintain such a high pitch.

[@malin5468]

Is this the 1998 performance at the Lincoln Center? I watched one of the 24 episodes, the first time the complete play was performed in modern times.

[@torontodragonvoice]

多伦多龙声京剧团，点赞

[@kevinso5822]

一字一驚心！毫無崑曲的温婉玉潤。

[@user-ueng1950]

其實，錢熠的唱做是崑劇界之佼佼者！唱工好，特別好聽！身段也一流！ 我認為許多大陸人嫌棄她、惡評她，是因為她離開上崑留美吧？我倒覺得她在美傳揚中華文化！ 她的唱腔和身段是有個人特色，有些創新，很好！若非如此，平劇（大陸的京劇）那來四大名旦？四大鬚生...等等？生旦淨丑各有代表人物和派別，才使平劇能燦爛輝煌不是嗎？這就是能創新不食古不化之功也！我覺得錢熠何只溫婉玉潤，更能飛揚開展！這才更動人心弦！這就是藝術！然而，這版本戲較不妥的是女主角杜麗娘遊園驚夢和尋夢的服裝僭越規格了，像皇家規格，要怪編劇重華麗而失規矩！但無損錢熠精湛的演技！另男主角溫宇航去柳夢梅也甚佳！尤其唱功特好！

[@Fencinglover2]

Beautiful performance. Love from Indonesia.

[@airbus713]

能唱成这样也算真有才！

[@StevenRud]

Fantastic....!!!!!!

[@patrickebenhoh3883]

Wonderful :)

[@pwan68]

Wow

[@ngaichong5630]

好漂亮♥

[@philfluther2713]

Moon walking on air walk.

[@LL-lw4bn]

这本来是逃学出来逛花园，一开始很高兴，之后看到满园春色，不禁感怀自身韶华一片却要践行后妃之德，这才有一些悲伤。这个版本怎么从头到尾都这么绝望啊。。。。。

[@LL-lw4bn]

等等！她穿的是龙袍吗！？

[@susanc2048]

L N 陈导胆子忒大

[@user-kc3vt5dy2k]

天啊，怎么这样

[@tsukasa1608]

这个版本的服装更有明朝的感觉！春香穿的是明代流行的袄裙，杜丽娘没有穿清立领了。

[@sabrinaskeens4353]

this is amazing I love I love❤❤❤❤

[@chenglancelot1980]

真是非主流哇... 開場倒有秦腔的感覺了

[@meetriced]

哈哈,是的,吓了我一跳,我以为这是啥剧种

[@user-ueng1950]

不是原有，另有完整版可看，那一小段像秦腔的音樂應是轉貼者加上的。

[@shanc6599]

优点是咬词清晰，帮助听众了解她唱的意思是什麽。

[@user-ueng1950]

唱功、身段舞姿都一流！

[@laurapomeroy7341]

The only thing I can not get used to is how high pitched the singing is.

[@AirAddict]

It's their culture

[@Robin-bv4es]

thats the best part.

[@shuyiliu5351]

什么鬼？？杜丽娘这身怎么回事？？？本来想找个带英文字幕的安利给朋友看，还是换一个吧

[@davidtao7284]

这杜丽娘是被是柳梦梅夺舍了吗？

[@williamweimian]

杜丽娘外头的那个大袍子是怎么回事？

[@Icare4Xiqu]

錢熠這個版本的杜麗娘在驚夢、尋夢兩齣戲中都在傳統的戲服外加上一件袍子。他們那次外國演出的戲服好像是特別訂製的，與傳統崑劇的戲服略為不同。

[@williamweimian]

觉得加了袍子以后好像是日本歌舞伎的感觉，同样的身段做出来效果都变了。

[@Icare4Xiqu]

錢熠那次在外國演出的唱、做表演方法皆與傳統崑曲舞台略有分別，相信這些改變都是導演 Mr Chen Shi-zheng 的意旨。william Mian Wei

[@LL-lw4bn]

目测是龙袍

[@oukouxp]

一看就是跟日本歌舞伎學的。其實也挺好，文化就是在互相交流中發展的，日本歌舞伎的和服👘與日常的也不一樣，現在的舞台越來越大，服裝大的話視覺效果可能會好一點吧⋯⋯這算個嘗試，個人覺得還行。 西方歌劇的舞美、道具、化妝、服飾都是一直在發展變化的啊。這些隨著科技的進步而進歩很正常，不必較汁有沒有原味。而唱、念、做、打這些活都是人本身的能力，很難再開發，這些我們是可以縱向比較的。

[@doctortobe6205]

戏袍是随便穿的吗。。

[@user-nt5qi2rm8y]

这是哪家的大姑娘穿一身龙？

[@davidmjl4824]

對，杜麗娘為何穿龍袍? 服裝設計有任何企圖嗎?

[@susanc2048]

导演的问题。本来钱熠是天才。

[@user-cr8bd9qk1r]

扮像好美 服装也好美!!!!

[@rrk4095]

加外袍的尝试是不错的，要是袍子更好看一点就更好了。钱女士水平着实可以。

[@xyzx124]

吐词太清晰，没有吴侬软语的感觉

[@amaka52]

因为是北昆。北昆的咬字都是京韵。

[@user-qj9vd9qt5l]

這是錢熠，他是上昆的，這個版本的牡丹亭爭議很多，請搜陳士爭。而且中洲韻就等於吳儂軟語嗎?

[@susanc2048]

她声线特别。推荐梦蝶，特别好。

[@chinpoon1377]

唱的一点没有昆曲的味道了，跟哭丧一样……

[@sandywu2813]

大脖子 大袍子 大嗓门

[@sandywu2813]

大袍子太离谱 还露大脖子 这是大家闺秀

[@user-ge8fy2fr7g]

哭丧啊！

[@pingyang1904]

这样的昆曲听的心脏病要范了

[@linpan2561]

唱得怪怪的。

[@anubis6906]

一股大碴子味。。。哈尔滨昆？