Sheng

E685460
male role type traditional Chinese opera role

Sheng is the primary male role type in traditional Chinese Peking opera, typically portraying dignified scholars, officials, and heroic figures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
sheng 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf male role type ⓘ
traditional Chinese opera role ⓘ
associatedWith Confucian scholar-official ideals ⓘ
Peking opera NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastedWith Chou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jing NERFINISHED ⓘ
costumeStyle official robes ⓘ
scholar robes ⓘ
culturalContext Peking opera role system ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
originatesFrom China NERFINISHED ⓘ
performanceFeatures controlled movement ⓘ
refined speech ⓘ
stylized gesture ⓘ
portrays dignified scholars ⓘ
heroic figures ⓘ
officials ⓘ
requires refined acting skills ⓘ
strong vocal technique ⓘ
roleCategory primary male role ⓘ
subtype Hongsheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laosheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wusheng ⓘ
Xiaosheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalTraits dignity ⓘ
heroism ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
usedIn traditional Chinese theatre ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peking opera → hasRoleType → Sheng ⓘ
Chinese opera → hasCharacterType → Sheng ⓘ
this entity surface form: sheng
Sheng Xuanhuai → familyName → Sheng ⓘ