Where is Ou Opera?

Ou Opera is a kind of opera in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.

Ou Opera, formerly known as Wenzhou, is a traditional local opera in Zhejiang and one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Ou Opera has a history of more than 300 years, and its stage language is "warm words in writing". The more influential traditional plays include Gao E and Wu Sanchun, Yang Heyin Jian, and the modern play Little Sentinel in the East China Sea. 1959 was named ou opera.

Ou opera is mainly composed of singing random bombs, forming a unified artistic style, simple and lively, rough and delicate. Be both civil and military, pay equal attention to singing and doing, and have good craftsmanship. Music is concise, lively, fluent and vivid, and can show the complex feelings of various characters in detail. On June 7, 2008, Ou Opera was approved to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage, with the heritage number Ⅳ-106.

Cultural Characteristics of Ou Opera

Ou Opera mainly sings the tune of pick, and also sings high-pitched tune, Kunqu opera, callback tanchun and stone tune. The plucking cavity of Ou Opera is the same as that of Wu Opera and Shao Opera, but each has its own characteristics, which can be divided into positive plucking and rebound plucking. Except for the passage "See you later" in Princess Pearl, the traditional play of this drama is the opposite, all of which are the opposite.

The high-pitched tune of Ou Opera is a combination of qupai, with a high and thick tone. It's drumming, one person sings and the others support it. There is no string or pipe accompaniment. It is stuffy when singing, or voiced after speaking. There are several rhymes in the aria, which are combined with singing and reading. The Kunqu opera in Ouzhong is a combination of Qupai and a flute, which is clear, soft and unpretentious. The singing method is slightly tighter than that of Su Kun, and it retains a relatively primitive style.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ou Opera