【人物】 陳秀枝
|歌仔戲藝人|
陳秀枝,歌仔戲藝人;1934 年出生於嘉義,2011 年逝世。著名旦角演員,以武旦著稱,文武雙全。二十六歲進入臺北「龍霄鳳歌劇團」,受到團主許多文戲的訓練。1964年隨臺南「牡丹桂歌劇團」出國公演,四十歲時於艋舺整外臺班「永春風歌劇團」,後改名為「秀枝歌劇團」,為北部頗富盛名的外臺戲班。淡出舞臺後,仍偶爾應邀參加外臺文化場公演。
CHEN Xiu-Zhi was born in Chiayi in 1934. A renowned singer of the dan traditional opera role, she was most famous for her martial dan performances, yet she was adept at performing both martial and civil dan roles. At the age of 26, she started training with Xu Duo-Wen in Taipei’s Long Xiao Feng Opera Ensemble. In 1964, she traveled abroad with Tainan’s Peony Cassia Opera Troupe to perform. At the age of 40, she joined the well-known outdoor opera troupe Yong Chun Feng in Wanhua, which later changed its name to Xiu-Zhi Opera Troupe. After retiring from the stage, Chen would still make rare appearances at outdoor performances. She died on Jan. 2, 2011.