How Hebei Opera Evolved

Hebei Opera is a major local theater in Hebei Province, and is an important branch of the Bangkok sound.

Hebei Opera was born from the combination of Shanxi and Shaanxi Opera, which flowed into Hebei during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, and the original local opera style, Beijing Opera (Hebei Gaoqiang), and was formed around the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods. It was born in the rural areas of Hebei and spread throughout the province, and when it flourished, it was not only prevalent in the big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, but also in small and medium-sized cities and rural areas in Shandong and Northeast China, making it a popular genre with a wide range of geographical areas and a large influence.

The pronunciation of the lyrics and recitations of Hebei Opera is based on the Beijing dialect, and although the recitations are similar to those of Peking Opera, they are not recited as "catchphrases". The categorization and performance forms are generally the same as those of Peking Opera.

Sheng line in the main Sousheng, singing and doing both; when the line in the green shirt (also known as Qingyi) to sing the main, in the "Baolian Lantern" and other plays can sing dozens of sentences or even more than a hundred sentences, the word is true, the line of the voice is euphemistic; Hua Dan heavy to do the work of the white, delicate expression, 'sword and Madan both military and civil; Wudan play "Sizhou City," play the whip and the big sale of art techniques, are very prominent. The flower face mostly uses a fake voice, and only the jing sheng line (including the big jing sheng and the two jing sheng) is a special line different from the Beijing Opera in Hebei Opera, which is characterized by the sousheng disguise, the flower face singing voice, and the use of both jing sheng and jing sheng two lines of the performance program by the jing sheng actors should be working. For example, Xiao En of Qing Dingzhu, Wang Yun of Three Palms, Yang Jiye of Jinsha Beach, etc. Each line has its own specific characterization. Each line has its own specific traditional singing.

Sheng cavity is strong and mournful, when the cavity is exciting and high. Pure cavity rough and bold, ugly cavity jumping banter. Among them, the singing voice of the line is more rich and varied. Singing music is a version of the changing structure of the system, the main version of the big slow plate, small slow plate, two or six boards (including positive and negative tunes), running boards, minus boards, crying boards, auxiliary version of the guide plate, the big board, the sharp board, hitching tune, crying head (Mou two or three), to stay in the boards, locking boards, and so on.

The main accompanying instruments are the banhu, the flute, the clapper, and the sheng; in recent years, the gongs and drums of the percussion instruments have been borrowed from the Beijing Opera, and the playing style is largely the same.

The repertoire of Hebei opera is divided into two categories: traditional plays and fashion plays. There are about five hundred and fifty traditional repertoires, including "Yang Family General", "Qing Dingzhu", "Baolian Lamp", "Guillotine Cases", "Teaching", etc. The fashion repertoires are more than one hundred and fifty. The repertoire of fashion theater is more than one hundred and fifty. The representative repertoires that have been handed down to the present day include Butterfly Cup, Qin Xianglian, North and South Together, Spring and Autumn Match, and Chopper.

The scripts of Hebei Opera are easy to understand, mostly in the local colloquial language of Hebei, rich in the local flavor of Hebei. Hebei opera singing, high-pitched exciting, accompanied by powerful. Hebei opera singing is divided into four lines: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. In addition, Hebei Opera in the repertoire singing accompaniment, etc. had given the North Road Opera, the old tone of the Opera, Review Opera to a certain impact.