BEIJINGOPERA1.Beijingopera’shistory2.Beijingopera’sdevelopment3.Beijingopera’sfeature4.Now5.Beijingopera’spicture1.Beijingopera’shistory•BeijingOperaistheChina’sNationalQuintessence(国粹),whichisoneofthemostimportantoperastylespopularinChina.Ithasabout200years’history.Itisasynthesizing(综合)performanceartform,combiningsinging,monologizing(独白),acting,martialfightinganddancing.2.Beijingopera’sdevelopment••ThedevelopmentofBeijingOperacostnearly150years.AtearlyQingdynasty,Anhuioperagroupswerepopularinsouthernarea.In1790,threewell-knownoperagroupsfromAnhuiprovince,asouthernprovincebeyondtheYangtzeRiver,headedtoBeijingtocelebratethe80thbirthdayoftheQianlongEmperorofthetime.Fromthenon,moreandmoreAnhuioperagroupsenteredBeijinginsuccession.In1828,someoperagroupsfromHubeiprovincearrivedinBeijing.Theywerealwaysactedinthesamestage.Gradually,anewoperawithBeijingdialectpronunciationwasborn.3.Beijingopera’sfeature•Toforeignfriends,maybethemostattractingcharmofBeijingOperaisthegorgeousdressing.Colorfulfacialpaintingsaredressedaccordingtocharacters’personality.Theredonessuggestroyaltyandjustice;theblackonesmeansrectitude,intrepidityandsometimesimpertinence;theyellowonesexpressatrocity;theblueorgreenonesdescriberudenessandtermagancywhilethewhiteonesimplytreacherouscourtofficial.Allthesepaintingsstrengthenthepeople’scharactersandbringmorevisualenjoyment.4.Now•Theopera’sperformancerequiresnotonlythemellowvoicebutalsothemartialactionsproficiency.Asuccessfuloperaactormustsufferfromthetoughpracticingperiod.Intheoldtime,thechildrenofpoorfamilyweresenttotheoperagroupinordertoearnaliving.Whilenow,therealoperaartistsarewellrespectedbyoperalovers•Thereisnoboundaryinartfield.EnjoytheBeijingOperaanditisreallyanenjoymentforbothvisualandacousticalfeeling.5.Beijingopera’spicture