The history of Beijing Opera
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Beijing Opera is also known as "Oriental Opera" and is a major tradition of Chinese culture. Because it was formed in Beijing, it is called Beijing Opera.
The Beijing Opera has a history of 200 years, its origin can be traced back to local old opera, especially Anhui province.
Opera was very popular in northern China in the 18th century. In 1790, the first Anhui Province opera performance was held in Beijing to celebrate Emperor's birthday. After that, another Anhui Province opera group continued the performance in Beijing. Anhui opera is easy to move and is good at absorbing the performance style of other types of opera. Beijing has accumulated a lot of local operas, which will rapidly develop Anhui drama.
After the merger of 10 years from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the Beijing Opera was finally formed and became the largest opera in China. Eijing Opera has drama, artists, theatrical companies, audiences, and a wide range of influences, making it the most important opera in China.
The Beijing Opera has drama, artists, theatrical companies, audiences, and a wide range of influences, making it the most important opera in China.
Beijing Opera is a total performing arts. Combining songs, reading, performance, battle and dance, use performance methods to draw stories and draw characters. Beijing opera characters include men, women, pictures, and comedy characters. In addition, there are other support roles. In addition, the type of makeup on the face, in particular the face makeup related to color, is the most characteristic art at Peking Opera. Because they symbolize the personality, character, and fate of the character.
It is widely believed that the end of the 18th century was the most prosperous period for the development of the Beijing Opera. In the meantime, there were many performances not only in the folklore stage but also in the palace. The aristocracy likes the Beijing opera; the excellent elements of the palace play a positive role.
Role of performance, make-up, stage set interaction between court and non-government site promoted the development of Beijing Opera
From the 1920s to the 1940s in the last century, it was the second boom in Beijing Opera. The symbol of this era is the emergence of many fields of opera. The most famous are four "Plum" (Plum Lanfang 1884 - 1961), "Up" (Qiao Xiaoyun 1900 - 1976), "Chen" (Chen Yanqiu 1904 - 1958), "荀" It is 1900 - 1968). . Each sect has its own actors and actresses. It is also active in the stage such as Beijing and Shanghai. At that time, the art of Beijing Opera was very popular.
According to tradition, the Beijing Opera was born in 1790 when the four Anhui province teams came to Beijing. Beijing Opera was originally performed for entertainment and became a popular entertainment facility afterwards. In 1828, several famous Hubei provincial theaters came to Beijing, often performed on stage with Anhui Theater Company. This combination gradually formed the main theme of Beijing Opera. The Beijing Opera is generally considered to have been formed completely in 1845. It is known as Beijing Opera, but it began in Anhui Province and Hubei Province of China. Beijing Opera's two main melody styles, Xipi and Erhuang were born from the opera of Anhui and Hubei Province. There were also many conversations in ancient dialects, some of which came from these areas. It also absorbs music and arias of other forms of opera and music art.
Opera was very popular in northern China in the 18th century. In 1790, the first Anhui Province opera performance was held in Beijing to celebrate Emperor's birthday. After that, another Anhui Province opera group continued the performance in Beijing. Anhui opera is easy to move and is good at absorbing the performance style of other types of opera. Beijing has accumulated many local operas that have rapidly developed Anhui drama. After the merger of 10 years from the end of the 19th century