What harm will traditional drama do if it adds modern elements?

There are many ways to classify traditional operas, which can be divided into yangko opera, Taoist opera, ancient painting opera, lantern opera, duet, shadow play, puppet show and various local operas according to their performance forms and contents. According to the popular areas, traditional operas can be divided into northern operas and southern operas; According to the tune system, it can be divided into four modern tune operas: Kunqu Opera, Pi Huangqiang Opera, Bangzi Opera and Gaoqiang Opera, as well as local operas and dramas. The differences between different kinds of traditional Chinese opera art are mainly based on the different characteristics of singing. Traditional operas are distributed according to their own aria with the same nature, so the aria system has become the main coefficient of classification of various operas, and the artistic characteristics of aria and music in traditional operas are important signs to distinguish various operas.

In the long river of years, various vocal cavity systems formed since the Ming Dynasty have formed many operas in different geographical environments in the process of long-term development, spread and evolution. These operas can be further divided into single-cavity operas and multi-cavity operas. Monotone opera refers to an opera with a single tone. For example, Kunqu opera only uses the single tone of Kunqu opera, and Henan Bangzi, Hebei Bangzi and Shaanxi Opera are all single-tone dramas. Multi-cavity opera refers to a kind of opera composed of several kinds of operas. For example, Beijing Opera is a multi-cavity opera composed of Pi Huangqiang, Nanbangzi, Siping, Gaopai and Chuiqiang, while Sichuan Opera is a multi-cavity opera composed of Kunqu Opera, Gaoqiang Opera, Huqin Opera, Tanxi Opera and Dengxi Opera.

These operas are called "big plays" among the masses. Monotone and polyphonic operas form a part of many operas in China. Another part of traditional operas, based on folk songs, dances and rap music since the late Qing Dynasty, are called "local operas", such as Shandong Lu Opera and Guizhou Qian Opera, which developed from Qin Shu, and their vocals are mostly local folk songs and operas (such as Gao Qiang, Huang Er Qiang and Bangzi Qiang). There are also some minority operas, which are mainly distributed among ethnic minorities. Traditional operas include Zhuang opera of Zhuang nationality, Bai opera of Bai nationality, Dai opera of Dai nationality, Dong opera of Dong nationality, Buyi opera of Buyi nationality, Miao Ju of Miao nationality, Yi opera of Yi nationality, Gezi opera of Korean nationality and Tibetan opera. And their singing tone is characterized by their own national language and music. In addition, there are some religious operas, such as Nuo Opera in Anhui, Mulian Opera in Guangxi and Shigong Opera.

China has a long history and a wide variety of operas. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 360 kinds of operas and tens of thousands of traditional plays in ethnic minority areas in China. The more popular and famous operas are: Beijing Opera, Henan Opera, Pingju Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Cantonese Opera, Shandong Opera, Anhui Opera, Huai Opera, Shanghai Opera, xiang opera Opera, Liu Zi Opera, Qiang Mao Opera, Huaihai Opera, Wuxi Opera, Shaanxi Opera, Shaanxi Opera, Guanzhong Taoist Opera, Taigu Yangko Opera and Shangdang Opera. Errenzhuan, Errentai, Lashi Opera, Chanzuitou, Hebei Bangzi, Manchu Opera, Henan Pendant, Hebei Bangzi, Hunan Ancient Painting Opera, Huaibei Ancient Painting Opera, Plum Blossom Drum, Pear Flower Drum, Jingyun Drum, Xihe Drum, Pingtan, Tanxian, Shandong Express Book and Shandong Qin Shu, among which Beijing Opera is the most popular.