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- Yam Kim-fai (任劍輝, 4 février 1913 - 29 novembre 1989), aussi connue sous le nom de Ren Jianhui, est une chanteuse d'opéra cantonais de Chine et Hong Kong. Elle était surtout remarquable pour sa capacité unique à chanter dans le registre inférieur. Le fait que sa voix d'opéra soit indiscernable d'une voix masculine lui a permis de jouer des rôles tant masculins que féminins, bien qu'elle ait généralement joué des rôles masculins. (fr)
- Yam Kim-fai (Chinese: 任劍輝, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. That her opera voice was indistinguishable from a male one allowed her to play either male or female roles, though she usually performed male ones. On 24 June 1972, Yam performed for the last time in public and TV viewers looked for the "man" they knew from movies/stage performances. They did not expect to see her in a 2-piece set of jacket and qipao (cheongsam) with floral print. Since 1972, Yam enjoyed singing in private with a live band and was often accompanied by her protégée Loong who would read the lyrics out for her until her eyesight improved with surgery. On 11 July 1976, during the 25th Miss Universe pageant held at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong, contestants were asked to pick from five portraits the one they thought was the actress in a male Cantonese opera costume. Yam was not the one correctly identified by any of the contestants. In 1989, she died at home in Hong Kong due to pleural effusion. There was no JTWROS. Yam had a will drawn up and left her estate to families, including Yam Bing Yee. (en)
- 任劍輝(英語:Yam Kim Fai,1913年2月4日-1989年11月29日),原名任麗初,又名任婉儀,廣東南海西樵人,於廣州出生,粵劇女文武生,有「戲迷情人」的美譽。其堂妹任冰兒亦為粵劇演員。她與白雪仙於1956年創立仙鳳鳴劇團,及於1963年創立雛鳳鳴劇團。 (zh)
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- Yam Kim-fai (任劍輝, 4 février 1913 - 29 novembre 1989), aussi connue sous le nom de Ren Jianhui, est une chanteuse d'opéra cantonais de Chine et Hong Kong. Elle était surtout remarquable pour sa capacité unique à chanter dans le registre inférieur. Le fait que sa voix d'opéra soit indiscernable d'une voix masculine lui a permis de jouer des rôles tant masculins que féminins, bien qu'elle ait généralement joué des rôles masculins. (fr)
- 任劍輝(英語:Yam Kim Fai,1913年2月4日-1989年11月29日),原名任麗初,又名任婉儀,廣東南海西樵人,於廣州出生,粵劇女文武生,有「戲迷情人」的美譽。其堂妹任冰兒亦為粵劇演員。她與白雪仙於1956年創立仙鳳鳴劇團,及於1963年創立雛鳳鳴劇團。 (zh)
- Yam Kim-fai (Chinese: 任劍輝, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. That her opera voice was indistinguishable from a male one allowed her to play either male or female roles, though she usually performed male ones. In 1989, she died at home in Hong Kong due to pleural effusion. There was no JTWROS. Yam had a will drawn up and left her estate to families, including Yam Bing Yee. (en)