What is Henan Opera?

Henan Opera, also known as Henan Bangzi, is a high-pitched opera in Henan. Because early actors sang with their own voices, they turned up the ending tape with falsetto when they started and closed the cavity, which is also called "Henan Fu". Most of the performances in the mountainous areas of western Henan province are based on mountainous areas and Heping, which is called "Shout at the Back of the Mountain" locally. Because Henan Province is called "Yu" for short, after the founding of New China, it was named Yu Opera. Henan Opera is popular in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Hubei, Ningxia, Qinghai and Xinjiang, and it is one of the most influential operas in China.

There are four major schools of Henan Opera: Kaifeng Xiangfu tune, Shangqiu Yudong tune (also known as East Road tune), Luoyang Yuxi tune (also known as Xifu tune or rejuvenation tune) and Luohe Shahe tune (also known as local bang). The eastern and western Henan tunes are the most popular. There were no actresses in Henan Bangzi before 1927. After the appearance of actresses, five famous performing schools gradually formed: Chang Xiangyu, Chen Suzhen, Ma Jinfeng, Yan Lipin and Cui Lantian. Long school is passionate, Pai Cheng is lively and fresh, Ma school is vigorous and lively, Cui school is deep and subtle, and Yan school is delicate and delicate. At present, there are five schools of peaches and plums. There are more than 1000 traditional plays of Henan Opera, a large part of which are based on historical novels and legends. The most representative ones are Chasing Huan, Three Feet, Ditangban, Ladder Mouth, Shan Mei Case, Twelve Widows' Sailing to the Western Ocean, etc. After the founding of New China, many modern dramas and new historical dramas were produced, which made the cause of Henan Opera have a new development, such as Chaoyanggou, Xiaoerhei's marriage, people cheering for horses, unlucky uncle's marriage and so on.