a type of dan role in Chinese opera portraying an elderly woman
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a type of dan role in Chinese opera playing an elderly woman
formalA specialized term in traditional Chinese opera (e.g., Peking opera). The 'dan' (旦) role category includes female characters, and '老旦' specifically refers to aged women, often dignified matriarchs or empress dowagers.
Zài在
zhè这
chū出
xì戏
lǐ里
，
tā她
bàn扮
yǎn演
lǎo老
dàn旦
，
yǎn演
yī一
wèi位
cí慈
xiáng祥
de的
tài太
hòu后
。
In this opera, she plays the laodan role, portraying a kind empress dowager.
Lǎo老
dàn旦
de的
chàng唱
qiāng腔
tōng通
cháng常
hún浑
hòu厚
yǒu有
lì力
。
The singing style of the laodan role is typically deep and powerful.
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Jīng京
jù剧
zhōng中
de的
lǎo老
dàn旦
jué角
sè色
xū需
yào要
yǎn演
yuán员
yǒu有
zhā扎
shi实
de的
gōng功
dǐ底
。
Playing the laodan role in Peking opera requires the actor to have solid foundational skills.