What operas are there in Guangdong, two local operas besides Cantonese opera?

Henan Opera is a traditional local opera of Han nationality. As we all know, Cantonese opera is a representative drama in Guangdong, which spreads all over Guangdong. Guangdong's famous dramas are not only Cantonese operas, but also other local famous dramas. Although it is not as famous as Cantonese opera, it also has its own characteristics.

There are three major operas in Guangdong: Cantonese Opera, Chaozhou Opera and Han Opera.

Chaozhou opera:

Chaozhou Opera, also known as Chaozhou Opera, Yin Chao Opera, Chaozhou Tune, Chaozhou Bai Zi and Chaozhou Qu, is mainly popular in Chaozhou, and it is an ancient local opera of Han nationality sung in Chaozhou dialect. Chaozhou opera is often performed at temple fairs to show respect for the "master" (referring to the gods), and ordinary people also like to watch it in a very lively atmosphere, which makes the festival atmosphere more intense. Therefore, Chaozhou opera is more folk-custom than other operas.

Chaozhou Opera is a branch of Southern Opera in Song and Yuan Dynasties, which evolved gradually from Southern Opera in Song and Yuan Dynasties. This is an ancient opera with a history of more than 440 years. It mainly absorbed the characteristics of Yiyang Opera, Kunqu Opera, Bangzi and Pihuang, and combined with local Han folk arts such as Chaozhou dialect, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou songs and Chaozhou embroidery, and finally formed its own unique artistic form and style.

There are generally two situations in which southern operas spread to various places and formed local operas. "One is that after the original tune of Southern Opera spread to various places, it was sung by opera actors in the local language, which changed constantly due to differences in language and intonation, and gradually localized in style; One is the local Han folk music-from yangko and minor to some religious songs, which has been constantly adopted in traditional Chinese opera, enriching the original tunes.

These two factors permeate each other, forming many different styles of vocal operas. The development of Chao Opera in Ming Dynasty proved that there was a prosperous Southern Opera performance in Chaoshan area in Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Some scripts of the early Southern Opera in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, such as Yan Chen (The Story of Chen and Lian Jingniang) and Liu Xibi's The Story of Chai Jin, which are lost in historical records, are all evidences that the early Southern Opera was circulated in Chaoshan area.

Han opera:

Guangdong Han Opera used to be called "Random Opera", "Waijiang Opera" and "Xingmei Han Opera". It is one of the Han Hakka operas in Guangdong Province. 1933, dapu county, Guangdong Province, Qian Recun Han Opera Outline, named Han Opera. Since then, it has become a practice and has been used ever since. Popular in Meizhou, Huizhou, Shaoguan and other border areas of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. Guangdong Han Opera is one of the three major operas in Guangdong, and is known as "Southern Peony".

In fact, Guangdong Han Opera comes from Hui Opera after the confluence of Pi and Chun. It belongs to the same kind of drama as Xipi and Huang Er, and is sung in Zhongzhou Mandarin. During the period from Yongzheng to Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, Huizhou Opera was introduced into Guangdong and formed. The performances of Guangdong Han Opera are similar to those of Beijing Opera, xiang opera, Qi Opera and Hubei Han Opera, but they also have their own characteristics and styles.

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Conclusion There are more than 360 kinds of traditional operas in China, among which there are only a handful of famous operas. Besides Cantonese opera, there are other Chaozhou and Han operas in Guangdong.