Tamasaburo Bando thrills the stage Tamasaburo Bando, Japanese Kabuki's greatest performer of female role was making performance of Kunju Opera "PeonyPavilion" in Shanghai International Arts Festival last night. Tamasaburo is world reknowned for his performances in film and on stage with Maurice B¨¦jart, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Yo-Yo Ma. Peony Pavilion is traditional Chinese Kunju Opera classic by Tang Xianzu, the famous playwright in the Ming Dynasty. For Japanese performer, the language is a big obstacle. It is not easy to remember the lyrics by heart even for a Chinese. However, Tamasaburo Bando began to make a research on "Peony Pavilion" ten years ago, his pronunciation sounded smooth and clear.