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THESIMILARITIESANDDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEDRAMAANDWESTERNOPERAPuYanjun2013-05-21vsLegendofwhitesnakeLesMiserables(Epicmusicalgenres['ʒɒŋrəs]：史诗音乐剧)(Huangmeiopera:黄梅戏)Villain(反派角色)：FaHai&JavertSimilarities：1.Firmconviction（信念坚定）2.Enforcethelawstrictly（执法如山）3.Oncethebadguys(devil)isalwaysbadFaHai1.Paranoid,stubborn（偏执愚昧、顽固不化）2.Demonisthedemon,nogoodorevil（妖就是妖，何来好坏）Neverregretted1.Ruthless（无情）2.UglyVicious（丑陋恶毒）3.Faithfullackey（忠实的鹰犬）JavertFrankandforthright（正直坦率）Moved,lostfaithThesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChinesedramaandWesternoperaOriginSimilaritiesDifferencesChineseOperaOrigin※Originatedfromthe12thcenturyandhasahistoryof800yearsduetothedemandofentertainmentinthedevelopedcities.ChineseDramaOriginWesternOperaOrigin※Originatedfromthe16thcenturyinFlorence※SomeintelligenceandexpertsgettogetherinthemansionofCountBaldidiscussingtheknowledgeofmusicofoldGreece1.SAMEARTFORM2.COMPREHENSIVEART:CONSISTOFMUSIC,THEATER,LITERATURE,DANCEANDPAINTINGsimilaritiesDIFFERENCES1:PERFORMINGARTSTraditionalChineseDramawascomposedfromlegends(传奇故事),biography（传记）,andhistoricalcharacters（历史人物）.Itfullfillswithstrongliteratureandsociality（文学性和社会性）andpaymostattentiontothepracticalandeducationalsignificance(现实和教育意义).Westernoperacomposedfromlegendorcreatbydramatist（剧作家）;Singingismoreimportantthantheplot;Evensomeclassicoperaisalsoregardedtoosimpletodeeplydeliberate.TraditionalChineseDrama1.virtualperformance（虚拟表演）2.smallstagewithsymbolicandsimplescenery（小而简单的舞台布景）3.Dependsontheactors’talent4.Thespaceofstageisnotsettledandthetimeisalsoflexible（空间不固定，时间灵活）5.Stageartdoesnotimitatelife,butselect,refine,exaggerate（源于生活，高于生活）Differences2:StageArtswesternopera1.largeandluxuriours(宏大华丽)stagetofoilatmosphere2.Thespaceandtimeofthestagearespecific3.Themostremarkablefeatureistoreflectlifeturly(反应现实生活)ChineseDramaDecidedby“hangdang”:bicolorparrotfish（青衣）,hsiaosheng（小生,femalelead（花旦）andsoon.Eachspecific”hangdang”hasitsowndistinctsoundingandsingingways.Differences3:SingingartWesternoperathesingingstyleofactorsisnotdecidedbycharacter,butaccordingtotunesandvoice.Suchas:tenor(男高音),mezzo-soprano（女中音）,alto（女低音）andsoon.chinsesdramacharacterisedbytheuniquenationalinstrumentalmusic.Differences4:instrumentalmusicartwesternoperaPromotedthedevelopmentofmanufacturingindustryofEuropeanmusicinstruments.Openeduparoadandmakethewesternorchestrastandardization.THANKYOU