What are the classic Henan opera pieces?

1. Chen Sanliang

Chen Sanliang is a famous play in Henan opera, which tells the story of Zhang Zichun, an old jeweler who, relying on his wealth, buys Chen Sanliang, a red-colored prostitute from the Fuchun Academy, as his concubine. Chen Sanliang vows not to comply, and she y feels that she is born in poverty and rebels against her destiny after her red face is thinned out.

2. Reeling in the Silk

Reeling in the Silk

The Reeling in the Silk is a traditional classic of Henan Opera, which was filmed by Xi'an Film Studio in 1981 as an opera art film. The play mainly tells the story of Zhang Cangwa who followed her mother to marry into the Cao family, but her mother killed Master Cao and framed Zhang, the wife of Cao Baoshan, for the murder. The upright Cangwa was beheaded on behalf of her sister-in-law Zhang, and was finally rescued by her brother, and the family was reunited.

3, the wind and snow with

The opera in the performance of the rhythm of the tune of the main, according to the development of events and twists and turns sometimes powerful, sometimes long, sometimes tight drums, so that the story is even more bizarre twists and turns, and ultimately to fulfill the Qian Qing and Qiu Fang's happy ending.

And the "Wind and Snow" is the leading opera of the whole opera, selected as "Chinese Drama Excellence Library", and was also adapted into a movie of opera, the work is simple and clear picture, storytelling is smooth, and the characters' performances are vivid and natural, which makes a number of singing in the general public.

4. The Flower Court Meeting

The Flower Court Meeting, also known as "The Flower Court", is a traditional Henan opera. The play is mainly sung, with nearly four hundred lines of lyrics, except for a few interjections, which are almost sung in the end. With the development of the plot, flexible changes in the song, beautiful singing, voice and emotion, giving full play to the characteristics of the Henan opera, the play was awarded the second prize for the script, direction and performance of the first Henan Provincial Opera Observation and Performance Conference in 1956.

5. Running Bianjing

"Running Bianjing" is a story of Henan costume opera which took place during the Song Dynasty. A case of stealing money and causing harm to people's lives occurred in Yanjin County, and Zhang Chengyu's uncle "Dou Jiucheng" went to the capital with his daughter "Dou Qiaoxi" to report the case to the court. Coincidentally, "Bao Zheng" returned to the capital, and then stopped the sedan chair to cry for justice, and finally justice was done, and the culprits were punished.

6. Little Sister Dreaming

"Little Sister Dreaming" is a novel and lively one-act play, written and performed by theater artist Zhou Yuzhen, which was awarded the "Gold Medal" in Henan Opera. The opera's lyrics are characterized by the characteristics of opera rap, which is delicate, funny, and full of life atmosphere; it uses a variety of performance techniques to portray characters in singing, acting, and dancing.

The story is about a family next to Xiangguo Temple in Bianliang City, Xiao Ersi, who was born beautiful, and because her parents were greedy and threatened to find a rich husband for her, Xiao Ersi has not been married so far. One night, in her sleep, she seemed to see her in-laws come to marry her, and the cannon sounded, and the guests had a beautiful dream.

7. Traveling to the countryside

One day when Du Cuckoo went to the countryside to sell goods, he found that Yao Sanyuan, the salesman of the joint venture group, sold the goods at the original price at a reduced price, and speculated to make money from it. Yao Sanyuan had a ghost in his heart, and when he saw Du Cuckoo chasing after him, he picked up his wallet, which was picked up by Mrs. Wang, who then rushed to testify, and finally returned it to its rightful owner.