How to appreciate Peking Opera?

One is like singing and Peking Opera music.

This is the most important aspect of appreciating Beijing opera. The singing and music of Beijing Opera has its unique charm and charm. Peking Opera (including Kunqu Opera) is different from other operas in China, with varied vocals and unique features, which is thought-provoking after listening. Beijing opera fans are addicted to singing opera, which means that Beijing opera has good taste in singing. Watching the same play and listening to the same aria will not get tired of watching it for a long time. Just like listening to a symphony.

The vocals of Peking Opera are mainly divided into Xipi and Huanger, among which there are many plates, and the same plate has different changes in music score. For example, Huang Er's original board has different scores in different plays. For example, many old plays, such as Searching for the Lonely and Saving the Lonely, Beating the Stick Out of bounds, Wu Notes, Borrowing the East Wind, Hongyang Cave, etc., all have Huang Er's original discs, and the vocals of each paragraph are very different according to the plot and characters. There are three paragraphs of Huang Er's original title before and after "Seeking and Saving the Lonely". In the first paragraph, Cheng Ying begged his wife to give up her son to save orphans. Her singing expressed the charm of begging, while in the second paragraph, she was ordered to fight with Gongsun in the White Tiger lobby, reflecting a tense and contradictory mood. The charm of these two parts is very different. Beijingers say to go to the opera instead of the theater, because what Beijingers want to appreciate is the singing of Beijing opera. I can only say it here, but I need to listen to it to understand.

It should also be mentioned that the charm of different schools of Beijing opera is very different. People who appreciate the singing of Beijing opera often particularly like a certain genre. It is better for some people to like Mei Pai and others to like Cheng Pai. Charm is really different.

Besides singing, I also appreciate Beijing opera music, mainly the Hu Qin. Although the huqin is small, noisy, beautiful and unique. The accompaniment of Beijing opera music can enhance the effect of singing. Especially the door between singing makes singing more attractive. The music of Peking Opera can't be clearly expressed by music scores, not only the subtle differences in singing, but also the changes in many delicate voices of the Huqin. Only those who listen can recognize it. Now there are some solo music performances of Hu Qin, which can show the characteristics of Hu Qin.

The second is to appreciate the Daobai of Peking Opera.

Daobai in Peking Opera is the lines in the play, which can be divided into rhyme Bai and Jing Bai. Some plays are mainly not singing but talking, that is, they are mainly white. In fact, Daobai is more difficult than singing, and the drama adapted from Daobai is even worse. The clowns in Beijing opera are mainly white, and they can't be performed well without some effort. It's as good as that in Xiao Changhua, and it's not expensive. Xiao Changhua's "Lian Sheng Dian" shopkeeper's unkindness to poor scholars is vividly shown in white characters. It all depends on fluent Beijing white. Another example is Xiao Changhua's Jiang Gan, which relies on a delicious rhythm. Ma's performance of "examining the head and stabbing the soup" was wonderful in the wonderful dialogue with him in the lobby. After a long speech, he won a full house of applause.

The third is the way of appreciation.

The so-called demeanor is performance. This is another focus of appreciation of Peking Opera. There is a problem with acting. What is a good performance depends on the performance. In Beijing opera, all ugliness is to show different roles, and the actors want to play who they look like. For example, when Cao Li beat gongs and drums to scold Mi Fei, he showed his arrogance and fearlessness. To play Cao Cao in a hero's meeting, you must play a clever and treacherous image. Performance is not only reflected in the body, but more importantly in the face, especially in the eyes. Yuan Shihai plays Cao Cao vividly, mainly in his eyes.

There are many dance moves in the Beijing Opera performance. Like the sword dance in Farewell My Concubine. The "bully" in Wusheng's drama is a program action to show the mighty commander-in-chief, but it needs great efforts to do it well.

In particular, many Hua Dan plays are mainly based on performances. If the performance is not good, the whole play is worthless. For example, Xun Huisheng's matchmaker plays well, but fortunately, he shows the wisdom of the girl matchmaker. Cui Hua Jr.' s performance of "sitting upstairs and killing pity" brought Yan Xijiao's eyes to life, fully demonstrating her charm and cunning.

The fourth is to appreciate the martial arts of Beijing Opera.

You can know the martial arts of Peking Opera at a glance. But watching martial arts is also an expert watching the doorway, and the layman watching the excitement. Beijing opera pays great attention to martial arts, such as "colorful flags" and "leaning on dragons". There are many kinds of somersaults, which are also very difficult. In addition, there are many "unique skills", such as dancing guns, swords, hammers and knives, all of which have unique skills.

In short, it is to appreciate the singing, reading, doing and playing of Beijing Opera. Appreciating the singing and performance of Beijing opera is the most basic thing to appreciate Beijing opera. Beijing opera is an art that appeals to both refined and popular tastes. However, appreciation varies from realm to realm. Beijing opera itself has deep-seated things, and the level of people who appreciate Beijing opera will limit his appreciation. For example, the level of education, artistic level, and shallow understanding of Beijing opera have different degrees of appreciation.