Yangju opera has a unique light and delicate charm.

Yangzhou, a famous historical city, has not only beautiful lakes and autumn scenery, but also profound opera culture. Yangju originated in Suzhou, based on the musical elements of folk songs, making Yangju more abundant and full. The following Jiangsu culture brings you more Yang opera content. Let's have a look.

One of the Han dramas in Jiangnan area. Popular in Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou, parts of Anhui, Nanjing and Shanghai. It was developed by absorbing Yangzhou Qingqu and folk songs on the basis of Yangzhou ancient painting drama and Subei incense drama.

Yangzhou ancient painting was originally a duet, with only one face (ugly) and one head (Dan). Later, it developed into a group dance of "three guarantees and four sides" and was interspersed with jokes "interrupting". During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was such a flower drum performance among the people. Since then, the content has been continuously enriched, and plays such as filling the jar, the little widow going to the grave, and being afraid of his wife have been staged. From Huizhou class, operas such as drumming, borrowing wives and visiting relatives were absorbed, and monks and nuns of Qingqu were put on the stage, and more than 40 class clubs appeared. Accompanied by silk strings, the singing is delicate, so it is commonly known as "small opening"

The incense drama in northern Jiangsu was originally performed by incense (wizards) when the township gods were rewarded. The play comes from "The Gods' Long Scroll", including Kevin·Z's dragon-cutting and Qin Shihuang's mountain-driving and sea-blocking. Accompanied by gongs and drums, the singing is rough, so it is commonly known as "Dakai" 1957. People found the calligraphy of Zhang Lang's divorce from his wife, which was written during the reign of Chen Jia in Qianlong (1784). 19 1 1 year, Dakou entered Shanghai from Yangzhou, and was renamed as Weiyang Big Class, with famous actors such as Cheng and Pan. 19 19, "Xiao Kai" was performed in Hangzhou World, and it was renamed "Weiyang Wenxi Opera" in Shanghai the following year, with famous actors such as Ge Jinhua and Zang. Because the languages of "Dakai" and "Xiaokai" are the same, they were combined in the early 1930s, focusing on "Xiaokai", which was called "Weiyang Opera" and later referred to as "Yangxi Opera".

There are more than 100 kinds of yangju singing tunes, and there are more than 20 kinds of commonly used tunes. Among them, the original drama of ancient paintings is mostly based on the title of the drama, such as visiting the family and filling the jar. The tunes of Yangzhou Qingqu include Dressing Table, Manjianghong, Cut Indigo Flowers, and Lead Cattle Silk. At the same time, it also adapted seven words and sentences that have not been used for many years into new songs. Although there are differences in the foot color of Yangju Opera, it is still divided into male and female vocals, and most of the performing arts are absorbed from Kunju Opera and Peking Opera.

However, it has always maintained the simple and lively characteristics and life flavor of ancient paintings and operas, especially the ugly feet. There are more than 300 traditional plays, most of which are legendary dramas staged on the screen. After the founding of New China, influential repertoires were arranged, adapted and created, including The Story of Hongyan, The Story of Going to Jinshan, The Story of Pleasure and Hatred, A Hundred Years of Commanding (which has been filmed), and modern repertoires include The Seal of India and The Riptide of Huangpu River. Famous actors are Jin Yungui, Shi, Hua and Gu.

On the one hand, the performing arts of Yangju inherit the local folk song and dance traditions of Yangzhou, such as random bombs and flower drums, incense sticks, yangko, acrobatics, dragon lanterns, unicorn singing and boating on the lake, on the other hand, they draw nourishment from the popular Yiyang Opera, Kunqu Opera and Huizhou Opera in Yangzhou. The music of Yangju Opera belongs to antithetical couplets. As far as its charm of combining rigidity with softness is concerned, it mainly includes the lightness and delicacy of the tunes of ancient paintings and operas, the masculinity and ruggedness of fragrant operas, the significance and freshness of folk songs and the changeable emotions of Qingqu.

Yangju is rich in aria tunes, including Yangzhou Qingqu, Yangzhou Huagu, Yangzhou Xiang and so on 100. Among them, Yangzhou Qingqu is dominant, including Manjianghong, Dressing Table, Cut Indigo Flowers, and Yinniu Silk, all of which are the main tunes of Yangju.

Yangzhou incense matches gongs and drums, not silk stringed instruments. The main tunes are seven-character aria, cross aria, wind palace paddling, driving mountains and blocking the sea, and Liu Juezi, all of which are rough, powerful and high-pitched. In addition, Yangju also absorbed and transformed some tunes from folk songs and other traditional operas, such as Daya brand, Ten glasses of wine, Yangliuqing and Wucheng tune. This has become an integral part of Yangju music.