Thegem--BeijingOpera国粹——京剧Thegem--BeijingOperaChinesetraditionaloperaisconsideredoneoftheworld'sthreeancientoperas,togetherwithGreektragedyandcomedy,andIndianSanskritopera.Amongthemorethan360ancientlocaloperasinChina,PekingOperaisknownasChina’snationalopera,despiteitscomparativelyyoung200-yearhistory.Origin京剧非“京”AlthoughitiscalledPekingOpera,theoriginsofPekingOperaarenotinBeijingbutintheprovincesofAnhui(EastChina)andHubei(South-centralChina).Itsriseisdueingreatparttothefavorableeyesandpatronageoftheimperialroyalties.京味道PekingOperaisapurelyChineseoperaformdatingbacktotheyear1790,whenthefamousFourAnhuiOperaTroupesfirstcametoBeijingincelebrationofthe80thbirthdayofEmperorQianlong(1711-1799)oftheQingDynasty(1644-1911).Thetourwasahitandthetroupesstayed.In1828,somefamousHubeiOperaTroupeplayerscametoBeijing.TheartistsofHubeiandAnhuitroupesoftenjointlyperformedonthestageandabsorbedrepertoires,music,ariasandperformingtechniquesofeachotherandfromotheroperaslikeKunQu,QinQiangandBangZi,aswellasthelocaldialectandcustomsofBeijing.Itsrepertoiresmainlydepictfairytalesofprecedingdynastiesandimportanthistoricalevents.湖北,安徽剧团的艺术家经常在舞台上共同表演和吸收的剧目,在音乐,曲调和表演技巧方面与其它剧种相互吸收。如昆曲,秦腔和梆子,以及当地的方言和北京海关的表演技巧。其剧目主要描绘古老神话故事和重要的历史事件Itwasafter1840thatPekingOperaformallytookshape,growingevenfasterduringthereignoftheEmpressDowagerCixi(1835-1908),whowasanoperaaficionado.ClassicPekingOperarepertoiresandthenamesofthefirst-generationmasterswereonthelipsofthepeopleinBeijing,andeventuallyprevalentaroundthecountry.京剧是1840年以后正式形成了,慈禧太后(1835至1908年)是一个歌剧爱好者,在位期间京剧发展得更快。经典京剧剧目和第一代大师的名字,经过人民的传诵,并最终在全国各地普遍存在。生Sheng:mainmaleroleFourroles---旦Dan:youngandbeautifulfemaleFourroles---净Jing:paintedfacedmaleFourroles---丑Chou:clown,maleorfemaleFourroles---Suchreformshavetakentheformofcreatingaschoolofperformancetheorytoincreaseperformancequality,utilizing(利用)modernelementstoattractnewaudiences,andperformingnewplaysoutsideofthetraditionalcanon.(打破陈规)ThedevelopmentInadditiontomoreformalreformmeasures,Beijingoperatroupesalsoadoptedmoreunofficialchanges.Someofthoseseenintraditionalworkshavebeencalledtechniquefortechnique'ssake.ThishasincludedtheuseofextendedhighpitchsequencesbyfemaleDan(旦),andtheadditionoflengthiermovementsectionsandpercussionsequencestotraditionalworks.开拓市场Tosurviveinanincreasinglyopenmarket,troupesliketheShanghaiJingjuCompanyneededtobringtraditionalBeijingoperatonewaudiences.Todothis,theyhaveofferedanincreasingnumberoffreeperformancesinpublicplaces.因此,他们在公共场所提供免费演出的越来越多Thanks~