What roles do the four occupations refer to?

There are four lines in Chinese opera: life, Dan, purity and ugliness.

1, Shenghang

Life refers to male roles, which are divided into old pedants, young pedants and martial arts seniors. Generally speaking, the old students are mainly singers, and some old students are good at reading white words and expressions. It means yes, Zhou.

2. Danxing

Dan refers to female roles, which are divided into Lao Dan and Xiao Dan according to age; Divided into Tsing Yi and Hua Dan by personality; According to martial arts, it can be divided into Wudan and Peking Opera Blues. Lao Dan refers to ordinary elderly women, who sing and recite in real voices, similar to the voices of old students, and their movements are more feminine than those of living angels. Hua Dan represents a lively, naive and provocative young woman. Her clothes are mainly coats and trousers, with emphasis on Jing Bai and various movements.

3. Clear lines

Also called face painting, because the face is painted with many colors, it is a male character with personality and appearance characteristics. Sing with wide tones, nasal sounds and falsetto, pay attention to the * * * sounds in the chest cavity and cranial cavity, and generally read more rhymes. The net of Errenzhuan is called "Zheng Jing", also called "Big Face" or "Copper Hammer".

4. The last line

Traditional music role business. Play a middle-aged man. It has appeared in the drama of the Song Dynasty. All operas in Ming and Qing dynasties have this style, and their performances in life are basically the same as those abroad. In some modern dramas (such as Beijing Opera), supporting roles have gradually become secondary roles, such as Yang Liulang in Li Lingbei and Huang Fune in Wen Zhaoguan. At present, there is no such distinction, but some operas (such as Han opera, etc. ) is still regarded as the main business.

5. Ugly behavior

"Ugliness" refers to an ugly person who usually draws a piece of white on his nose, so he is called "little face". Ugliness can be divided into three types: Wu Ugliness, Wen Chou Ugliness and General Ugliness. Wu Chou is a clown who knows martial arts, also known as "jumping with his mouth". This is because he should be good at reading and jumping. Wen Chou is a clown who doesn't know martial arts and is often a funny character.

A brief introduction to four lines of other operas

The earliest trades were probably five kinds of trades in Song Zaju, namely, tail mud, leading drama, deputy net, deputy tail and pretending to be lonely, which was called foot color at that time. Yuan Zaju can be divided into three categories: late drama, Dan drama and Beijing drama. Kunqu Opera in Qing Dynasty was divided into "Twelve Roles in Jianghu".

The earliest trades were probably five kinds of trades in Song Zaju, namely, tail mud, leading drama, deputy net, deputy tail and pretending to be lonely, which was called foot color at that time. Yuan Zaju can be divided into three categories: late drama, Dan drama and Beijing drama. Kunqu Opera in Qing Dynasty was divided into "Twelve Roles in Jianghu".

Different operas also have different trades. Guangdong Cantonese Opera can be divided into ten lines: final, pure, raw, Dan, ugly, foreign, niche, paste, husband and miscellaneous. Shaanxi opera is divided into four lines: four lives, six denier, two cleanness and one ugliness.