What are the characteristics of Hunan Flower Drum Opera?

First of all, the local flavor is heavy. Hunan Flower Drum Opera is very different from other theater performances. The biggest difference is that Hunan Flower Drum Opera has a special local flavor. This also explains to a certain extent, Yiyang Hunan Flower Drum Opera has a very significant feature, is from life, service to life. The form of performance and the production life of the people of Yiyang.

Many of the sayings and performance movements in the flower-drum opera can be found in the prototypes of life. Flower Drum Opera with such characteristics can make people feel friendly and will not have a sense of distance. This is one of the reasons why Yiyang Flower Drum Opera can be very popular. When the people of Yiyang are watching the performances of Yiyang Flower Drum Opera, it is very easy to arouse ****sing when they see the scenes, actions, words and storylines that often appear in their own lives.

Secondly, the life is strong. The content of Hunan Flower Drum Opera is relatively conventional, and the subject matter is basically fixed. It is mainly about two things. The first is the most long-standing trivialities in people's lives. Or don't twist or labor. The second is the eternal theme of all art - love.

For example, the Lantern Festival's "Haunting the Lantern Festival"; the wedding ceremony performs "Playing the Golden Bough"; these programs are very seasonal. During the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, the basic content of the Hunan Flower Drum Opera on those days is centered around the Lantern Festival. The "Lantern Festival" has become a favorite. When someone gets married, if the family invites the Flower Drum Opera to sing in their home, "Playing the Golden Bough" is a must for those days. This is one of the most important features of Hunan Flower Drum Opera.

Once again, the singing rhythm is fast. Hunan Flower Drum Opera's singing rhythm is very fast, this feature may have something to do with the Hunan people's nature and hot personality. The climate of Hunan is such that it forms the hot and spicy character of Hunan people. And such a character, and will be in Hunan's most characteristic local theater - flower-drum opera show out.

People who have listened to the flower-drum opera will find that it is sung at a very fast pace. If you don't understand the Hunan dialect, then the flower-drum opera is basically unintelligible.

Finally, the performance is flexible. Another characteristic of Hunan flower-drum opera is that the performance is flexible and the form is not confined to one pattern. Many people who have wedding banquets or other happy events at home will invite the flower-drum opera troupe to their homes. At this time, if the family does not have the conditions to build a theater, or place restrictions.

Flower drum opera troupe, never picky. They will design their own stage and their own performance according to the specific situation. There are times when the audience enjoys their class's performance so much that they will not be stingy and will add individual dramas after the performance. The versatility of the performances, these are all expressions of the fiery character of the people of Hunan.

Hunan Flower Drum Opera is a type of Han Chinese opera in Hunan Province. As a general term for flower-drum opera genres throughout Hunan. Due to the different popularity of the region and there are Changsha Flower Drum Opera, Yueyang Flower Drum Opera, Hengyang Flower Drum Opera, Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera, Changde Flower Drum Opera, Zuoling Flower Drum Opera and other six genres, which all have different artistic styles.

The traditional repertoire of Flower Drum Opera in various places is more than four hundred, and there are more than three hundred musical tunes. The music is mainly accompanied by the Hunan Flower Drum Tub, which is very characteristic of the region, as well as suona, pipa, flute, gongs and drums, and other ethnic instruments. The tunes are lively and light, and the melodies are smooth and bright. In particular, the famous Hunan Flower Drum Opera "Liu Hai Chopping Woodcutter", which has been sung all over the country and is popular at home and abroad, has its popular "Bigu Tune", which is loved by people all over the country. Flower Drum Opera is also one of the national intangible cultural heritages.