What is Mei Baojiu?
{{Infobox person | name = Mei Baojiu | image =Mr. Mei with Honolulu musicians (320262097) (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Poster announcing Mei Baojiu's appearance at the Sunbeam Theatre in Hong Kong | image_size = | birth_name = | native_name = 梅葆玖 | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date |1934|03|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Shanghai]], [[China]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|04|25|1934|03|29|df=y}} | death_place = [[Beijing]], China | death_cause = [[Bronchospasm]] | occupation = [[Peking opera]] artist | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Mei Baojiu''' ({{zh|c=梅葆玖|p=Méi Bǎojiǔ}}) (29 March, 1934 – 25 April, 2016)<ref>Mei Shaowu (梅绍武), Mei Weidong (梅卫东), ''Biography of Mei Lanfang'' (梅兰芳自述) :''Appendix - studies'' (附录：年谱简表)</ref> was a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] contemporary [[Peking opera]] artist. He was also a performer of the Dan role type in Peking Opera and [[Kunqu]] opera. He was the leader of Mei Lanfang Peking Opera troupe in Beijing Peking Opera Theatre. Mei’s regular performances of opera include ''[[Farewell My Concubine (opera)|Farewell My Concubine]]'', ''[[Guifei Intoxicated]]'' (貴妃醉酒), ''[[Lady General Mu Takes Command]]'' (穆桂英挂帅), ''The story of [[Yang Guifei]]'' (太真外传), ''[[Luo Shen]]'' (洛神), and ''[[Xi Shi]]'' (西施). On 31 March 2016, Mei was hospitalized in [[Beijing]] because of [[bronchospasm]]. He died on 25 April 2016, at the age of 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/16/0425/11/BLGDF53000031H2L.html|title=京剧大师梅葆玖病逝 享年82岁|publisher=网易|agency=北京青年报|access-date=25 April 2016|date=25 April 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Chinese singers]] [[Category:Asian opera singers]] [[Category:People from Shanghai]] {{bio-stub}}