Is it really impossible to stop singing in Beijing Opera?

There is no similar regulation in the traditional Beijing opera industry for the recently rumored saying that "singing opera can't stop once it is said". In other words, this statement is actually a propaganda copy fabricated by netizens.

But as far as artistic morality is concerned, whether it is Beijing Opera or other Quyi plays, it is an art form of live performance. It is a responsibility not to stop casually after the opening, to the performers themselves, to the audience and to the art itself.

Take cross talk as an example. There is a saying of "smashing and hanging" on the cross talk stage. At first, it was actually used to describe minor accidents such as slip of the tongue in performance, but now "smashing and hanging" has become a performance form that reflects the level of ability and artistic accomplishment.

As for the saying that "the drama is bigger than the sky", it mainly means that before an actor goes on stage, as long as he hangs up the program, no matter what happens around him or at home, he needs to sing the famous tricks on the stage with good quality and quantity before leaving the stage. He must not leave the stage or be distracted on the stage without authorization. In fact, it is also an affirmation and persistence of artistic morality.

The netizen personally guessed that "singing opera can't stop" should be the evolution of folk sacrifice customs, but only ignorant people have this misunderstanding.

In ancient China, due to its vast territory, customs and habits varied from place to place. In some northern rural areas of ancient China, if a major disaster occurred, people would sacrifice to the gods by singing opera, hoping to get the blessing of the gods. If this kind of drama can be sung smoothly, people will think that it indicates that the weather will be fine in the near future. This custom of offering sacrifices to gods with traditional operas can be traced back to "Nuo Opera" in Qin and Han Dynasties in China.

Nuo Opera, also known as Nuo Dance and Nuo Dance, is the oldest entertainment dance in Han nationality to worship gods and jump ghosts, dispel epidemics and express Anqing. Actors wearing willow masks play the legendary exorcist and perform with repetitive and large-scale programmed dance movements, mostly on fixed festivals.