<h1>Origin of Yue opera:</h1>
"Yue Opera" originated from the "Landing Singing Book", and on September 17, 1925, the "Du Ban" performed at the Small World Playground was first called "Yue Opera" in the "Declaration" advertisement.
However, the titles on the various drama newspapers are still not uniform, and journalists and contributors often use their own titles. In 1939, the journalist Fan Dimin was inspired by Li Bai's "Yue Nu Ci" and was touched by the yue opera name Yao Shuijuan," "I just want to sing louder and louder, sing higher and higher, and sing farther and farther away" in the "Drama Newspaper", and published articles on the motives and meanings of the name "Yue Opera", and since then the advertisements have been changed to "Yue Opera".
Yue opera is known as the second national opera and is known as "Chinese opera" abroad. It began in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, originated in Shanghai, prospered in the whole country, spread in the world, and absorbed the characteristics of Kunqu opera, drama, Shao opera and other characteristic dramas in the development.
<h1>Artistic features of Yue opera</h1>
The singing voice of the Yue opera genre is composed of two parts: melody and singing method, and in the organization of the tune, each school has a unique technique and technique, and forms its own basic style through changes in melody, rhythm and plate eye.
In terms of singing methods, most of them focus on singing, singing, singing, etc. to show their unique personality, through the changes in vocalization, timbre and cavity decoration, forming different charms.
Yuan Xuefen
The charm of the Yue opera genre lies in the originality and distinctive personality of the art, even if the same industry, playing the same character in the same repertoire, singing the same singing voice, artists of different genres also have their own originality, so that the artistic image presents different styles, and the artistic treatment has its own characteristics.
For example, Yuan Xuefen and Fu Quanxiang entered the same class on the same day and learned drama from the same master, but their voices were different and their play paths were different. Yuan Xuefen mainly plays Qingyi and Boudoir Dan, and Fu Quanxiang is mainly Hua Dan.
The image of Zhu Yingtai they created in "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" has both commonalities and characteristics. Yuan Pai pays attention to the pursuit of inner beauty and the innocence of character, with enthusiasm in implicit, while Fu Pai is more clear and lively, and the way of expressing feelings, especially the singing voice has greater ups and downs.
<h1>The tunes of Yue opera developed</h1>
In 1920, Zhou Linzhi, the owner of ShengpingGe Stage, invited three musicians from Shengxian County to form the first professional accompaniment band in the history of Yue opera, and initially established the musical framework of "plate cavity".
In 1938, Yao Shuijuan performed the play "Mulan", and its singing voice was improved on the basis of the four tunes, and later it was called "string deng tone" and also had the saying of "ruler tone" chick shadow.
In October 1942, under the influence of progressive drama, Yuan Xuefen carried out a comprehensive reform of traditional Yue opera, known in history as "New Yue Opera". The new Yue opera has changed the bright and jumping main cavity of the previous "little song class".
West Chamber
In November 1943, when Yuan Xuefen performed "Xiangfei" and Fan Ruijuan performed "The History of Liang Zhu's Lamentation", the "ruler cavity" tended to be standardized, and Fan created the "under-string cavity".
In 1965, yuan Xuefen collaborated with the pianist Zhou Bailing to create a "B-key" singing voice when performing "Fire Coconut Village".
<h1>Yue opera genre</h1>
Genre is the product of the development of a genre to a certain stage, and the prosperity of the genre is a sign of the maturity and prosperity of the genre.
There are thirteen recognized genres of Yue opera:
Yuan Pai: Yuan Pai is a Yue opera Danjiao genre founded by Yuan Xuefen. His representative works include "Xianglin Concubine", "The Tale of the West Chamber", "The History of Liang Zhu's Lamentations", "Xiangfei" and so on
Fan Pai: Fan Pai is a Yue opera genre founded by Fan Ruijuan. Representative works include "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "Peacock Southeast Flying", "Li Wa Biography", "Playing Golden Branches" and so on.
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Yin Pai: Yin Pai is a yue opera genre founded by Yin Guifang. Representative works include "He Wenxiu", "Qu Yuan", "Desert Prince", "Dream of the Red Chamber" and so on
Fu Pai: Fu Pai is a Yue opera Danjiao genre founded by Fu Quanxiang. Representative works include "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "Du Shiniang", "Peacock Flying Southeast", "People Are Thinner Than Yellow Flowers" and so on.
Xu Pai: Xu Pai is a yue opera genre founded by Xu Yulan. Representative works include "Dream of the Red Chamber", "The Tale of the West Chamber", "The Legend of Chunxiang" and so on.
Dream
Qi Pai: Qi Pai is a Yue opera Danjiao genre founded by Qi Yaxian. The outstanding descendants of the Qi sect include Zhou Yaqin, Zhu Zhufen, Fu Xingwen, Wang Hangjuan, Wang Yumei and so on
Wang Pai: Wang Pai is a Yue opera Danjiao genre founded by Wang Wenjuan. Wang Pai's representative works include "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Zhong soul song", "West Garden", "Meng Lijun", "Jade Dragonfly" and so on.
Lu Pai: Lu Pai is a yue opera genre founded by Lu Jinhua. Lu Pai's representative works include "Pearl Tower", "Cai Lou Ji", "Detective" and so on.
Bi Pai: Bi Pai is a yue opera school founded by Bi Chunfang. Bi Pai's representative works include "Wang Tiger Robs Relatives", "The Legend of the White Snake", "Three Laughs" and so on.
Three laughs
Zhang Pai: Zhang Pai is a Yue opera Danjiao genre founded by Zhang Yunxia. Zhang Pai's representative repertoire includes "Sable Cicada", "Qin Xianglian", "Acacia Song" and so on.
Lü Pai: Lü Pai is a Yue opera Danjiao genre founded by Lü Ruiying. Lü Pai's representative works include "Three Looks at the Royal Sister", "Mu Guiying Hangs the Commander", "Jinshan War Drum" and so on.
Jinpai: Jinpai is a Genre of Yue opera Danjiao founded by Jin Caifeng. Jinpai's representative works include "Panfusov", "Jasper Hairpin", "Dream of the Red Chamber" and so on.
Zhang Pai: Zhang Pai was founded by Zhang Guifeng. Zhang Pai's representative works include "Desolate Liao Palace Moon", "Golden Mountain War Drum", "Ertang Fangzi", "Nine Jin Girl" and so on
<h1>Famous Yue opera traditional repertoire</h1>
1. Dream of the Red Chamber
Dai Yu lost both parents at a young age, lived in her grandmother's house, and was frail and sickly. He and his cousin Jia Baoyu had no guesses and were in love, but Baoyu's grandmother did not allow them to marry, but wanted Baoyu to marry his cousin Xue Baochao. Dai Yu learned that the old illness intensified, burned the manuscript and broke off the love, and died with hatred.
2. Meng Lijun
In order to save her fiancé who was framed by power adultery, The Emperor Fu Shaohua's family, Meng Lijun, a talented woman in the Yuan Dynasty, ran away from home in male disguise, and after the middle test, the official residence was the prime minister. Emperor Yuancheng saw through Lijun's disguise and wanted to take her as a concubine, but Lijun did not comply, and later with the help of the empress, Lijun was able to save Zhongzhong and eliminate adultery, and married Emperor Shaohua.
3. Chase fish
Zhang Zhen, a scholar, married Peony, the daughter of Xiang Jin's favorite, and unfortunately died and his family was defeated. Under the pretext that the three generations did not recruit a white-clothed son-in-law, Jin Pet ordered Zhang Zhen to study in the Grass House by the bibo pond, and the sound of reading touched the carp essence and transformed into Miss Peony to meet with it.
4. Then the Emperor of Heaven
Tang Taizong died, and the talented Wu Meiniang was forbidden to become a nun at Anye Temple. Emperor Gaozong succeeded to the throne and summoned Lady Wu to the palace as a concubine. Empress Wang was jealous, and used the deception method to calculate the beautiful woman, exposing the internal servant Liu Chengde, and after Emperor Gaozong was angry, the elders Shangguan Yi and Xu Jingye dissuaded her and falsely accused her of being a beautiful woman.