Mei Lanfang's Peking Opera

Mei Lanfang's Peking Opera works include: Drunk Imperial Lady, Scattered Flowers of Goddess, Cosmic Front, Fisherman Killing Father, Five Flowers Cave and the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon.

1, Drunk Princess

This Beijing opera is based on the story of Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty. After Mr. Mei Lanfang's creation and performance, it has become a household name. The Qingyi aesthetic school founded by Mei Lanfang is refreshing.

2. "Goddess Scattering Flowers"

This story originated from Buddhist scriptures and is one of the costume dramas that Mr. Mei Lanfang often staged in his early days. "Cloud Road" and "Scattered Flowers" are the main scenes of the whole drama. Mr. Mei has created many beautiful dance movements, which have played a very important role in the development of Beijing opera dance art.

3. the frontier of the universe

This drama is a traditional script of Beijing Opera, which is originally based on singing. After Mr. Mei Lanfang's reform, it has become a play that pays equal attention to singing and doing, and it is also his most important play.

4. "Fishing kills the whole family"

This is now a 20% discount on Zhu, also known as tax collection. It may be adapted from the story of Li Jun in Water Margin, and it is one of the outstanding plays of Beijing Opera. Dramatic conflicts are very rich and the plot is fascinating.

5. Wuhuadong

This is a Peking Opera clown play, which is one of Mei Lanfang's representative works. It is usually staged in Feng Xiangxi on the third day of the twelfth lunar month. The plot is absurd and funny, and it is very lively.

6. the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon

This Beijing opera has a history of nearly a hundred years. It is a Mid-Autumn Festival drama created by Mei Lanfang and several friends. It is also the first costume drama written and performed by Mei Lanfang, which plays an important role in laying the artistic style of Meipai Peking Opera. Based on the famous story of China's classical folk myth "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon", the play realized the perfect unity of the classical literature content and the artistic expression of Peking Opera.