Henan Opera is famous for its singing style: the rhythm is distinctive and the lyrics are extremely colloquial. Nowadays, the costumes of Henan Opera are similar to that of Beijing opera, and the actors also paint their faces. Henan Opera can be divided into two styles: One mainly consists of singing and some dialogues with orchestral music while the other focuses on acrobatic fighting with percussion music as accompaniment. Henan Opera is the biggest regional opera in China, popular mainly in the Yellow River Basin and the Huai River Basin in central China. The major instruments are the percussion block (板), single-skin drum (单皮鼓), Chinese large gong (大锣), jinghu (京胡), jing erhu (京二胡), yueqin (月琴), and sanxian (三弦). Rapper Face is an opera that cleverly combines traditional Beijing opera singing and rhythm with pop music, making it easy to sing. The accompaniment instruments are plate (板), single-pi gu (单皮鼓), Chinese large gong (大锣), jinghu (京胡), jing erhu (京二胡), yueqin(月琴), and sanxian (三弦). In this aria, on the way to the execution site she complains of her wrong treatment to an old man named Chonggong, whose duty is to escort the prisoners, and he consoles her. The Woman Prisoner tells a story from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a woman named Su San being wrongly accused for killing her husband. The major instruments of Beijing Opera are the percussion block (板), single-skin drum (单皮鼓), Chinese large gong (大锣), jinghu (京胡), jing erhu (京二胡), yueqin (月琴), and sanxian (三弦). The styles are divided into Dayi, Eryi, Sanyi and Yunjian.
The costumes of Beijing Opera have strong Chinese characteristics, and from the styles, audiences can identify the characters. Usually bat's, swallow's, or butterfly's' wings are painted on eyebrows, eyes and cheeks, and nose and mouth are exaggerated to portray facial expressions. The facial makeup uses a special method which emphasizes characteristics, whilst being an art form in itself, combining spiritual and artistic expression. Costumes and Makeup of Beijing Operaīeijing Opera features four main types of roles: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou.
The History & Development of Beijing Operaīeijing Opera developed from Anhui province travelling troupes, but is popular all over China now.īecause Beijing Opera entered the Imperial Court at an early stage, its development is different from other operas in that it is required to contain a broader theme, create more character types, and at the same time, tone down the Anhui style. It was listed into Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List in 2010. With almost two-hundred-year history, Beijing Opera is one of the most influential Han operas in China, and the quintessence of Chinese culture.
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