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BY: MELISSA AND SHELBY

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  • http://www.xip.fi/atd/china/regional-operas.html
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Canton Opera

  • This opera took place around 17th century
  • Some of their melodies came from Cantonese folk music
  • It continued to modernize started using other musical styles
  • It also started changing their costumes to keep up with the new fashion styles
  • With time they added different instruments, to stay modern
  • It was greatly moved to all over the world because there were so many immigrants coming in and out of China
  • There were over 1000 more operas made in the 20th century

Bangzi Opera (Clapper Opera)

  • It was founded in central China
  • It spread through out Northern and Southern China
  • Clapper operas dominant instrument is called the Bangzi
  • The Bangzi is a rectangular plate made up of date palm and gets beaten with a stick
  • In this type of opera the lyrics are always made first then they make the music
  • The most important instrument is the banhu (violin)
  • Costumes are based on the Ming period clothing
  • There are many different types of this operah in Northern China

Famous People in the Chinese Theater

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Chuan Opera

  • Wei Changshen was a impersonator of female roles and a very talented acrobat
  • Wang Jinshni was a well known actor
  • Zhang Wu made a guild for actors in and near Canton
  • This theater is a all female opera
  • It could also be called the Shoaxing opera
  • It is the most recent type of theater made in China
  • The acts usually are love stories
  • Some of the most well know acts are with Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingitia they are also known as butterfly lovers ( this is kind of like Romeo and Juliet)
  • This opera was formed because it had a total different musical style then all of the other operas
  • It began during the Ming period (1368-1644)
  • The singing sounds more natural
  • There are very few if any fighting scenes in this opera
  • Some of the actors may have worn thin silk masks
  • The masks were used to show different facial expresions

Nuo Opera

  • This operah is played in small villages and is a combination of a play, a dance, singing, and others like this

Chinese Theater

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