Women Generals of the Yangs

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Women Generals of the Yangs (杨门女将, pinyin yangmen nujiang ) is a Beijing Opera by Du Mingxin to a Chinese libretto, based on the Yangju Opera Commanding the troops at 100 years old. First performance: China Peking Opera Company, 1960.

It is set during the Northern Song Dynasty at a time of war with the Western Xia. When the Song commander Yang Zongbao dies, his 100-year-old grandmother She Taijun and her grand daughter-in-law Mu Guiying (穆桂英) rally the troops.

Composer Du Mingxin produced a symphonic version for the China Philharmonic Orchestra, consisting of an overture, three movements and an epilogue. This was the first symphonic work commissioned for the young CPO.

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• China Daily
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