English Translation of Traditional Peking Opera

The first thing to correct is that the English name of Beijing Opera is not "Beijing? Oprah, but Beijing? Opera or Beijing? Opera. Then we'll talk about the difference between it and western opera.

First of all, in terms of year, compared with our Beijing Opera in China, western opera has lasted for almost 100 years, which means that western opera matured earlier than Beijing Opera.

The biggest difference between Beijing opera and traditional Chinese opera is that traditional Chinese opera needs to be created completely independently. Each kind of drama is independent, but Beijing opera is monotonous and similar. Generally speaking, it is based on tunes, and its singing is limited to two main souls, Xipi and Huanger.

Then there is the difference in performance. Performance is the proudest part of Beijing Opera. Although Beijing Opera still has the characteristics of "stylization", the freehand brushwork of Beijing Opera performance is the soul of China Opera. Western operas, on the other hand, emphasize the richness of stage dance, and they will insert many different stage shapes into an hour or two of repertoire.

In addition, we also have great differences in the vocal system division between Beijing opera aria and traditional opera aria. When we see a western opera singer, we will first guess whether he is a tenor or a bass player. But when we see a Beijing opera actor, we will wonder what kind of business he can sing. Hua Dan or an old student? This is also the main difference between western opera and Chinese Peking Opera.

Of course, we have talked so much about their differences. In fact, we can also see that there are many similarities between western operas and our Peking Opera in China. For example, both of them are stage arts with singing as the main accompaniment. In a sense, Beijing opera can also be regarded as a kind of "opera", which is why westerners should translate Beijing opera into Beijing when translating it. Opera.