Origin and Characteristics of Yu Opera

1, Yu Opera (English: Yu Opera) belongs to the traditional local theater, because of the rich characteristics of the Henan dialect is called "Yu Opera". Yu Opera originated in the Central Plains of China (Henan Province), and is one of the five major Chinese opera genres and the first major local opera genre in China. In recent years, Yu Opera has traveled to many countries in the world, such as Australia, Italy, France, Canada, Venezuela, New Zealand, Germany, Britain, the United States and other countries, following the performance of Henan TV, Henan Yu Theater, Taiwan Yu Opera Troupe and other performing groups, and has been praised by the Westerners as "Oriental Aria", "Chinese Opera", and "Chinese Opera". It has been praised by westerners as "Oriental Aria", "Chinese Opera" and so on. Yu Opera is developed on the basis of Henan Opera, which is constantly inherited, reformed and innovated. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Henan is called Yu Opera because it is shortened to "Yu". From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present day, Yu opera has formed four major voices, namely Xiangfu Tune (centered on Kaifeng), Yu Dong Tune (centered on Shangqiu), Yu Xi Tune (centered on Luoyang), and Shahe Tune (centered on the Shahe River Basin, i.e., the southeastern part of Henan Province and the northern part of Anhui Province, etc.).

2. Yu Opera is known for its resonant and atmospheric singing voice, its measured intonation, the soundness of its lines, the clarity of its words, its mellow flavor, its vividness, its flesh and blood, and its ability to express the inner feelings of its characters, and it is popular among people from all walks of life by virtue of its high degree of artistry. Because of its musical accompaniment with jujube wooden clappers beat, so the early name Henan opera.

3. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Culture, there are more than 220 Yu Opera performing groups under the direct management of the cultural department in China. In addition to Henan Province, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, Taiwan and other provinces and municipalities have professional Yu opera troupes distribution, private Yu opera troupes countless. Yu Opera is a triple threat on Taiwan's stage with Gezai Opera and Peking Opera.

4. In 2006, Yu Opera was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council.