Tan Xin Pei - Tan Xin Pei

Japanese: 譚鑫培 - たんきんばい

1847‐1917
A late Qing Dynasty Peking Opera actor. His name was Jin Fu. He was from Jiangxia (Wuchang), Hubei Province. His father was Tan Zhidao, known for his high-pitched voice like a skylark and nicknamed Tan Xiaotian. He was the Lao Dan (old woman role) or Lao Sheng (leading actor) of the Sanqingban troupe, a troupe of Cheng Chang Gung. In contrast to his father Xiaotian, Tan Xinpei was called Little Xiaotian. At first, he played Wu Sheng (leading actor who mainly performed in the fight scenes) and Wu Chou (third-rate male in the fight scenes), but later he played Lao Sheng. Originally, the Lao Sheng style (chants) of Peking Opera was characterized by "a dynamic voice that makes full use of the dantian," but Tan Xinpei created the style of the so-called "Tan school" by creating "leisurely and twisted" and sentimental scenes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1847‐1917
中国，清末の京劇の俳優。名は金福。湖北省江夏(武昌)の人。父は叫天子，つまりひばりのような甲高い発声で知られ，譚叫天と称された譚志道で，程長庚の一座である三慶班の老旦(老婆役)あるいは老生(立役)であった。父の叫天に対して譚鑫培は小叫天といわれた。最初，武生(立回りを主とした立役)，武丑(立回りの三枚目)であったが，のち老生を演じた。本来，京劇の老生のふし(唱腔)は，〈丹田の声を駆使した豪快さ〉をその特徴としたが，譚鑫培は〈悠揚曲折〉，感傷に富むふしをくふうし，いわゆる〈譚派〉の風格を創造した。

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