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a history of 800 years, opera is the main form of Chinese theatre,
integrating singing, dialogue, acting and acrobatics into a unique
and fascinating art form. |
Although
performers of all kinds were belittled in ancient times, various schools
of traditional operas flourishes now and draw large audiences in the
present-day China. |
| Adapted to
the needs of depicting different themes, plots and characters, it
is a traditional art form with a strong national flavour and is unique
in world theatre. Chinese opera has a rich repertoire including thematic
operas, comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies and poetic folk operas.
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Local operas
have their own peculiar characteristics. Because they are presented
with local languages, songs and music, they are particularly popular.Among
the best-known local operatic forms staged nationwide are : |
There are
368 different operatic forms in the country, of which some are revived
old operas, some are post-liberation operas and others come from minority
nationality areas. Opera troupes number more than 3,000 as against
1,000 in the early years of Liberation. Professional players and other
personnel total 200,000.
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 Peking Opera
(Beijing Opera),
Kun Opera,
Shaoxing Opera,
Huangmei Opera,
Yue Opera,
Chuan Opera,
Ping Opera,
Hebei Bangzi,
Henan Bangzi,
Chao Opera,
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