Xi Xiaobo

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

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

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); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help).

External links

• "奚啸伯" on Baidu Baike (in Chinese)
• "奚啸伯" on Baike.com (in Chinese)