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How to define the concepts of drama, drama and traditional Chinese opera?

First of all, you should understand the meaning of these three doors.

Traditional opera refers to the traditional drama in China. The connotation of China traditional opera includes singing and performance, which combines dialogue, music, singing, dance, martial arts and acrobatics, and is different from western opera, ballet and drama.

Drama refers to the general name of stage performance art that achieves narrative purpose in the form of language, action, dance, music and puppet. The concept of drama in literature refers to the script created for drama performance, that is, the script. There are various forms of theatrical performances, including drama, opera, ballet, musical, puppet show and so on. It is a comprehensive art in which actors play roles on the stage and perform stories in public.

Drama refers to a form of drama that focuses on dialogue. Although a small amount of music and singing can be used in drama, the main narrative means is the unaccompanied dialogue or monologue of actors on the stage. Drama is a comprehensive art, and script, director, performance, beautiful dance, lighting and comments are indispensable. China's traditional drama is not drama, and some western traditional dramas, such as ancient Greek dramas, are not strictly dramas because of their extensive use of chorus. Modern western stage plays are generally dramas if they are not labeled as musicals, operas, etc.