Chinese Operas
Chinese Operas
Chinese Operas
Chinese Operas
Errenzhuan( 二人 转 ) NE provinces
Bangzi( Clapper, 梆子 ) N provinces
Qinqiang( 秦腔 ) Shaanxi
Longju( 陇剧 ) Gansu
Xiju( 锡剧 ) Jiangsu
Yuju( 豫剧 ) Henan
Huangmeixi( 黄梅 戏 ) Anhui
Huaguxi( 花鼓 戏 ) Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Henan
Yueju( 越剧 ) Zhejiang
Ganxi( 赣戏 ) Jiangxi
Tea-picking Opera ( 采茶 戏 ) Jiangxi, Fujian
Puxianxi( 莆仙戏 )& Minju( 闽剧 ) Fujian
Huiju( 徽剧 ) Anhui
Cantonese Opera( 粤剧 ) Guangdong
Chaoju( 潮剧 ) Guangdong
Guiju( 桂剧 ) Guangxi
Xiangju( 湘剧 )& Qiju( 祁剧 ) Hunan
Hanju( 汉剧 )& Chuju( 楚剧 ) Hubei
Chuanju( 川剧 ) Sichuan
Qiongju( 琼剧 ) Hainan
Dianju( 滇剧 ) Yunnan
Qianju( 黔剧 ) Guizhou
Gezaixi( 歌仔戏 ) Taiwan
Tibetan Opera & Zhuangxi
Four Great Characteristic Melodies ( 四大声 腔 )
• Bangziqiang( 梆子腔 )
Qinqiang, Yuju, Hebei Bangzi, etc.
• Huangpiqiang( 黄皮腔 )
Huiju, Hanju, Peking opera, Cantonese opera,
Xiangju, Chuanju, Dianju, etc.
• Kunqiang( 昆山腔 )
Kunqiang, also known as Kunshanqiang, was
listed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral
and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by
UNESCO in 2001.
• Gaoqiang( 高腔 )
Chuanju, Xiangju, Ganju, Dianju, etc.
Cantonese opera was imported from N China in
late 13th century. In theCantonese
12th century, there was a
theatrical form called “Southern Opera opera” (Narm
hei, Nanxi), performed in public theaters of
Hangzhou. With the invasion of the Mongols,
many Song people fled intoThere Guangdong. Among
are six set roles:
• them
mun mo were
sungsome
( 文武生 Nanxicivilized
artists. Thus Nanxi
martial man; was
the
brought to Guangdong
clean-shaven and developed into the
scholar-warrior)
• earliest
siu sungCantonese
( 小生 'young opera.
gentleman'; young
Many operas performed today, such as The Purple
scholar)
• Hairpin and Rejuvenation
fa dan ( 花旦 'flower' of theof the Red
ball; Plum belle)
young Flower,
• originated
yee fa ( 二花in 'second
the Yuan Dynasty,
flower'; with thefemale)
supporting lyrics
• and
chou scripts in Cantonese.
sung ( 丑生 , clown) Until the 20th century
• all
mo female
sung ( 武生roles, were
beardedperformed by males.
male warrior)
Qinqiang