Why is White-haired Girl a milestone in China's traditional opera?

The opera "White-haired Girl" adopts the tunes of folk music in northern China, absorbs traditional opera music and its expression techniques, and draws lessons from the creative experience of western operas. White-haired Girl is the first new opera in China, which was developed on the basis of the new Yangko movement. It is an excellent new opera integrating poetry, song and dance.

The plot structure of the opera "White-Haired Girl" absorbs the traditional method of drama separation, and the scene changes flexibly. Language inherits the singing and writing procedures of China traditional operas. Based on the northern folk songs and traditional opera music, the music in the play is created by adapting the tunes of folk songs and local operas in Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi, and absorbing some expressions of western opera music, which has a unique national flavor and shapes its own musical image.

The performance of the opera "White-haired Girl" is beautiful, natural and close to life. It draws lessons from the performance means of China traditional opera, taking into account the figure of the dance and the rhyme of singing white, and at the same time draws lessons from the reading of drama lines. The opera "White-haired Girl" has created a milestone in China's new opera, which is of epoch-making significance in the development history of China's national opera. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China, the opera "White-haired Girl" is put on the stage again, which is to re-educate people on patriotism and revolutionary historical traditions by performing classic works. The story of the white-haired girl originated from folklore and was formed in a revolutionary resort. This opera inspired millions of people to join the revolution, which is the coordinate of the times.

Now, whenever the familiar music of White-haired Girl appears on the concert stage, there will always be constant applause from the audience.