? Stories to be told by Feng Menglong, a spectacle of China Opera, and China Opera.

China opera prodigy Feng Menglong: Feng Menglong (1574— 1646), also known as the owner of Mohanzhai, Maoyuan unofficial history and Qingtian Pavilion. Originally from Suzhou today. Feng Menglong was born in the scholarly family of this famous cultural city, which coincided with the vigorous rise of capitalism. The birth of tradition and the inspiration of the times made him the first hero of China ancient popular literature. & gt As a dramatist, Feng Menglong's main activities are to modify legends and lyrics, and to give opinions on the creation and performance of traditional operas. As for Feng Menglong's legendary works, there are only two kinds handed down from generation to generation: Tales of Two Heroes and Everything is Ready. Although they can keep the melody, sometimes witty, suitable for performance, but what they write lacks practical significance. Feng Menglong attached importance to the revision and revision of the music score because he saw the legendary work at that time, that is, the preface to the music law, where the phenomenon of "people turning tricks and painting gourds at home" was serious. In order to correct this shortcoming and revive it, he advocated revising the music score and formulating the music law in order to "hang the music for contemporary talents" (ibid.). At the same time, it puts forward "three methods of ci learning", emphasizing that phonological words can not be neglected. & gt In Feng Menglong's view, an excellent script should be sincere and novel, with strict and coordinated rhymes, clear words and brilliant literary talent, and be good at both on the desk. Feng Menglong was driven by this idea and engaged in the revision of legends. There are dozens of Feng Menglong's revised works, and now there are 17, among which there are many famous works, such as Peony Pavilion, Handan Ji by Tang Xianzu, West Building Ji by Jin Yuan, A handful of snow by Li Yu, Biography of * *, Forever Reunion and Flower Picking Ji. In the process of revision, Feng Menglong emphasized that the purpose of Guan is true, natural and reasonable, highlighting the center and opposing branches and vines. What is more clear is that the "Banner" focuses on generosity, highlighting Yue's patriotism and love for the military and civilians. He also pays attention to the multi-faceted characterization of characters, making them vivid and vivid. In order to better play the role of "legendary cymbals". & gt In his revised Restaurant, he once endowed various characters with different personality characteristics. "Although a woman has an ugly chest, she is also complacent" (Preface to Restaurant). For the melody, Feng Menglong always modifies it according to the soundtrack to facilitate singing. The reason why he wants to revise the Peony Pavilion by Tang Xianzu is because he thinks that this masterpiece with unlimited talents is just a "book on the desk, not a spectrum of the scene" (preface to a romantic dream). Feng Menglong's revised Peony Pavilion is different from Tang Xianzu's original work, but it does make Kunqu opera easy to sing. & gt Feng Menglong's final edition has been adopted in such famous Kunqu operas as School with Spring Fragrance, Dream in the Garden and Painting by Picking up Pictures. Feng Menglong's legendary works played a positive role in correcting the tendency of writing off the stage in the late Ming Dynasty and prospering the opera. & gt Feng Menglong also has many exquisite theories about the performing arts of traditional Chinese opera. In the preface of Biography of Two Heroes, he pointed out that "singers" must recognize the tones of the merchants in the palace, and their voices should be clear and rich, and they should not "confuse the voices" or "make the lips, tongue, teeth and throat indistinguishable". In the more legendary eyebrow reviews, actors are always "reminded" where the "knot" is, and they should perform the trick well; Don't omit any songs when performing. Actors are required to carefully understand the characters' thoughts and feelings, temperament and demeanor, as well as their artistic environment, performance expression and personality. This shows that Feng Menglong is deliberately exploring the laws of performing arts and has made some theoretical summaries. & gt Feng Menglong's Sanqu Collection "Wan Zhuan Ge" and his poetry collection "Qi Lezhai Draft" have been lost. From the remaining dozens of works, we can see that most of his Sanqu works are "extremely imitating others". His poems are well-known. Although he is not a poet, he also has quite a few works. For example, there is a sentence in the "Cui Ke" written by the magistrate of a county, "Take green rice and early rice, and hang white orphans". As Zhong Xing commented, "The next sentence is even worse. It is also very helpless for the second language to come out of the mouth of officials. " In addition, Feng Menglong also participated in the proofreading and editing of Biography of the Water Margin, and commented and sorted out Biography of Ancient and Modern Times, Taiping Guangji Chao, Think Tank, Love History, Taixia Zou Xin, and so on. He also wrote more than ten kinds of jokes, political opinions and other works handed down. & gt Literature in the Ming Dynasty is characterized by the prosperity of novels, operas and folk songs. There were many novels and operas in Ming Dynasty, but only Feng Menglong made outstanding contributions in novels, operas and folk songs. & gt