What's the play in Jianhu?

Jianhu Huai Opera, the fourth representative project of municipal intangible cultural heritage in Yancheng, is a traditional drama project. Jianhu Huai Opera takes Jianghuai Mandarin (Jianhu dialect) as the keynote and Huai 'an and Yanfu dialects as the stage language. Jianhu Huai Opera originated from "door exclamations" and "incense plays", so it still maintains its maternal characteristics, focusing on singing and being good at singing.

In terms of music, Jianhu Huai Opera not only has three main themes, but also absorbs a large number of folk songs from northern Jiangsu to enrich itself. The gongs and drums of Huai Opera have their own specific brands, which not only have complete and rich musical vocabulary, but also have extremely rich expressive force and strong local flavor. The accompaniment is mainly folk music, and occasionally western music is added to set off the atmosphere.

Classic repertoire of Jianhu Huai opera

The main repertoires are Yang Jiajiang, Yue Fei, Biography of Flying Dragon, Sun, Moon, Heaven and Emperor, Anbang Chronicle, List of Gods, Chronicle of Seven Kingdoms, Meng Lijun, Zheng Qiaojiao, Biography of Qianlong, Gong Peng Case, Shigong Case and so on.

Most of these plays were adapted from historical legends and folk stories, and some of them were fixed in popular performances, which became the reserved plays of Huai Opera later. This drama appeared around1940s, and its plays include Three Women Grab the Board, Abandoning a Wife and Examining a Wife, etc. And it has been going on.

From 1937 to 1987, there are thousands of plays in Huai Opera, including Take Less, Can't Be Wrong, Fish Spring River, Home, Morning in the Harbor, Bowling, Soul of the Road, Divorce and Red Lantern Up High.

Modern Huai operas such as Sun Flower, river of no return and the Sound of Suona by Jiangsu Huai Opera Troupe, the eldest son at home by Shanghai Huai Opera Troupe, Ten Village Officials by Yancheng Huai Opera Troupe and Barber and Barber by Jianhu Huai Opera Troupe are also deeply loved by the audience.