The Warrior Women of Yang and Farewell My Concubine are two of the most famous productions by the China National Peking Opera Company. Their debut at London's Sadler's Wells last week met with remarkable enthusiasm by more than 1000 audiences.
The Chinese opera company was headed by Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu, both are very well known for their career as opera performers. Yu was also the Vice President and Artistic Director of the company. He said in an interview before the performance that to accustom to western theatre tradition, the company has made several adjustments which include adding Chinese and English subtitles to the performances and reducing the length of the productions.
"British plays usually have an inter
