One of Taiwanese opera’s finest treasures
A specialist in masculine sheng roles, National Cultural Award laureate Tang Mei-yun (唐美雲) is well known for both her skilled acting and distinctive singing voice, having trained not only in Taiwanese opera, but also in Peking opera.
Tang was born in Tainan in 1965 and grew up in a Taiwanese opera family. Tang performed at the National Theater for the first time in 1989 as part of the show "Iron Bravery, Gentle Heart, Wild Goose Flying South (鐵膽柔情雁南飛)," and was later taken on by the Holo Taiwanese Opera Troupe (河洛歌仔戲團) as their primary xiaosheng, gradually going on to establish a firm presence in the theatrical world.
In 1998, she founded the Tang Mei-Yun Taiwanese Opera Company (唐美雲歌仔戲團) and began organizing major annual performances that experiment with a variety of performance styles. She has also helped expand the range of modern Taiwanese opera by integrating elements of Western symphonic music, creating a fusion of East and West that brings out the best of both cultures.
Select Performances:
Deathless Beauty
The Immortal Lover
Love and Pregnancy
Who is My Bride
The Symphony of Fate