China National Peking Opera Company

China National Peking Opera Company
Background information
OriginBeijing, China
GenresPeking opera
Years active1955–present
Websitewww.cnpoc.cn
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中國國家京劇院
Simplified Chinese中国国家京剧院
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Guójiā Jīngjù Yuàn

The China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC), originally named the National Peking Opera Theater of China, is one of the national ensembles of performance arts directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. Situated in Beijing, it was founded in January 1955, with opera performer Mei Lanfang as its first president. The current president is Song Guanlin.

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