曹振祥,艺名曹宏魁。生于一八九一年二月八日,祖籍安徽怀宁,后移居东流。自幼家庭贫苦,卖唱营生,十八岁起搭班演唱黄梅戏,擅长花脸、老生,是早期安庆“丁老六班子”创始人之一。由于他身材魁梧、嗓音宏亮、表演出神,颇得当时江北一带行家里手和广大观众的好评。他在《荷花记》中扮演的假包文和《告漕》中的张朝宗等角色,都有“好佬”之弥。与丁永泉、柯剑秋三位前辈艺人被誉为“安庆三星”。 Cao Zhenxiang, stage name Cao Hongkui. Born on February 8, 1891, his ancestral home was located in Huaining, Anhui Province and later migrated to the east. Since childhood, he was a poor family, sold for a living. At the age of 18, he took part in class performances and performed Huangmei opera. He was good at painting face and seniors and was one of the founders of “Ding Lao Liu” in Anqing. Because of his burly body, loud voice, performing a god, was quite Jiangbei area experts and the majority of the audience. His fake Bao Wen in Lotus Notes and Zhang Chao-zong in “Cao Cao” have the character of “good guy”. And Ding Yongquan, Ke Jianqiu three seniors entertained as “Anqing Samsung.”