Where does Huangmei Opera come from?

Huangmei Opera originated from the unique opera "Huaiqiang" sung in the mountainous area in Anqing, Anhui Province. At the end of Qing Dynasty, Hubei Huangmei tea-picking tune was introduced into neighboring areas such as Huaining County, Anhui Province, and combined with local folk art, singing in Anqing dialect gradually developed into a new kind of drama.

At that time, it was called Huai Qiang or Huai Diao, which was an early Huangmei opera. Later, Huangmei Opera borrowed and absorbed the music, performances and repertoires of Qingyang Opera and Huizhou Opera, and began to perform "this drama". Later, with Anqing as the center, after 100 years of development, Huangmei Opera became the main local opera in Anhui and a well-known big drama in China.

Singing of Huangmei Opera:

The aria of Huangmei Opera belongs to plate variation, which has three major cavity systems: coloratura, coloratura and main melody.

1, the coloratura is dominated by small plays, with healthy and simple tunes, beautiful and cheerful, and strong flavor of life and folk songs.

2. Colorful tunes are cheerful and widely used in colorful operas.

3. The traditional main melody of Huangmei Opera can be divided into Pinghua, Huogong, two lines and three lines. Among them, Pinghua is the most important aria in the original play, with serious and solemn tunes, beautiful and generous.

Huangmei Opera is famous for its strong lyricism, rich charm, simple and fresh singing, delicate and touching, bright and lyrical, rich expressive force and easy to understand, and is deeply loved by people everywhere.