Talking about Putian Opera

Puxian Opera is one of the ancient operas in Fujian Province, formerly known as Xinghua Opera. It is popular in Putian and Xianyou counties, which were called Xinghua in ancient times, and Xinghua dialect area in south-central Fujian. Its troupes have traveled all over Fuzhou, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Longxi, Sanming and other cities, and have also been to Malaya, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries where overseas Chinese live in concentrated communities, and have been well received by overseas Chinese. Puxian Opera has a long history. According to historical records and investigation, it was developed and formed on the basis of ancient "hundred operas"

Puxian Opera is simple and elegant, and many actions are deeply influenced by puppet show, which is full of unique artistic style. The business of Puxian Opera follows the old rules of Nanxi Opera. Originally, there were only seven roles, such as life, Dan, sticking to life, Ze Dan, beauty (net) and final ugliness, commonly known as "seven sub-classes". Puxian Opera has a profound musical tradition and rich vocals. Up to now, there are still a lot of southern opera music in Song, Yuan and South China. The vocal cavity of Puxian Opera is mainly "apricot blossom cavity", which is a kind of vocal cavity with strong local color and flavor. It is composed of Puxian folk songs, ten tones and eight tones, Buddhist music, Song and Yuan lyrics, Daqu songs and dances and so on.

There are more than 5,000 kinds of traditional operas in Puxian Opera, among which there are more than 80 kinds of operas that retain the original appearance of Southern Opera in Song, Yuan and South China or have basically similar storylines. After liberation, more than 200 outstanding traditional operas of Puxian Opera were arranged, adapted and performed. Among them, Qin Tiao, After the Reunion, Chuncao Chongtang, No.1 Scholar and Beggars are famous. Famous playwrights are Chen, Ke Rukuan, and famous actors are Lin Dongzhi.

Puxian Opera originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. Guan, a scholar from Putian in Qing Dynasty, recorded in Miscellanies in Middle Fujian: "Xinghua Opera originated in Song Dynasty and flourished in Ming Dynasty." Liu Kezhuang (1 187 ~ 1269), a poet of Putian in the Southern Song Dynasty, saw the performance of Puxian Opera in his hometown during the Duanping period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1234 ~ 1236) and wrote a poem describing the grand occasion at that time: "Get rid of the shackles. It can be seen that most of the plays are based on historical stories, and include some ancient and rare Southern Song Dynasty Yuan Zaju.

Puxian Opera originated in Tang Dynasty, became in Song Dynasty and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its performance is simple and elegant, and many movements are deeply influenced by puppet shows, full of unique artistic style; Its singing style is rich, which combines the artistic features of Puxian folk songs, ten tones and eight tones, Buddhist music, Song and Yuan Ci, Daqu songs and dances. Singing in dialect, with strong local color. Up to now, many musical elements of Southern Opera in Song and Yuan Dynasties have been preserved, which is known as "the living fossil of Southern Opera in Song and Yuan Dynasties". There are more than 5,000 traditional plays, among which there are more than 80 plays that retain the original appearance or storyline of Southern Opera in Song, Yuan and South China. On May 20, 2006, it was approved to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. 20 1 1 At the end of the year, Xianyou Li Sen Troupe amazed the French with white rabbits. As the only county-level troupe invited to participate in the China Opera Festival, it won the "Best Traditional Drama Award". On May 2065438+2003 1 1 day, I stepped onto the stage of "Avenue of Stars".

The performance of Puxian Opera is simple and elegant, and many actions are deeply influenced by puppet shows. The business of Puxian Opera follows the old rules of Nanxi Opera. Originally, there were only seven roles, such as life, Dan, sticking to life, Ze Dan, beauty (net) and final ugliness, commonly known as "seven sub-classes". Puxian Opera has a profound musical tradition and rich vocals, and still retains a lot of musical influences of Southern Opera in Song and Yuan Dynasties. The vocal cavity of Puxian Opera is mainly "apricot blossom cavity", which is a kind of vocal cavity with strong local color and flavor. It is composed of Puxian folk songs, ten tones and eight tones, Buddhist music, Song and Yuan lyrics, Daqu songs and dances and so on.

Xinghua folk popular songs and dances absorbed Wu Ge, Songs of the South (see Song's "Mourning, Poems from Yue Wang Tai Yun") and zaju performances, and gradually formed the existing opera stories; There are also operas that combine singing, doing, reading, dancing, dressing and makeup, and perform in the theater shed, which are called excellent operas. During the Song Dynasty, Xinghua's outstanding folk operas were performed in various forms, including zaju, puppet show, singing and dancing, acrobatics and so on.