Characteristics of Cantonese Opera

Cantonese opera is characterized by its easy-to-understand words.

The characteristics of Cantonese opera are: the banqiang of Bangzi and Huanger is the main body, and the style of Qupai is the axis. At the same time, Guangdong folk accents such as Xue Nan, Mu Xue, Dragon Meat and Banyan Tree were retained, and the new repertoire was accompanied by a large symphony. Cantonese opera is a kind of local opera that spreads in Guangdong, Guangxi, southern Fujian and other places, also known as drama or Cantonese opera.

A comprehensive performing art that combines singing and playing, musicians playing music, stage costumes and abstract forms. The earliest performing language was Chinese causality, also called Opera House Mandarin. Cantonese opera is sung in Cantonese with distinctive features. On May 20th, 2006, it was included in the first batch of 5 18 national intangible cultural heritages in China.

Introduction of Cantonese Opera

Cantonese opera has widely absorbed local art forms such as Guangdong music, Guangdong embroidery, tooth carving, ceramics and grey sculpture. It fully embodies the regional cultural traditions of all ethnic groups in Guangfu, spreads all over the world, and has cultural cohesion among Chinese in the world.

Cantonese opera is good at learning from other operas and fashion art, so it shows a high degree of openness and becomes one of the popular operas. No matter its open and flexible performances, rich and beautiful songs and dances, it shows a pioneering attitude of daring to stand at the forefront of drama. Because of this, the drama style of Cantonese opera is not only the style of traditional drama, but also light, smooth and flexible.

The characteristics of Cantonese opera are: the banqiang of Bangzi and Huanger is the main body, and the style of Qupai is the axis. At the same time, Guangdong folk accents such as Xue Nan, Mu Xue, Dragon Meat and Banyan Tree were retained, and the new repertoire was accompanied by a large symphony. The basic performances of traditional Cantonese opera, such as "pulling mountains" and "shaking hands", all have their own characteristics, retaining Gu Zhuo's rich artistic style.

In the long-term stage art practice, experienced artists have created performance program combinations such as "Big Frame", "Eighteen Arhats Frame", "Five Watch Frame", "Gongbian Big Knurling" and "Seven Hammerheads", which have formed the distinctive features of Cantonese opera through continuous screening, accumulation and enrichment.

With the increasing artistic exchanges between Cantonese opera and Beijing opera, Cantonese opera has absorbed, borrowed and learned other art forms for its own use, forming a complex, colorful and comprehensive program feature.