What are the characteristics of opera in the Tang Dynasty?

The unique aesthetic features of Chinese opera are comprehensiveness, virtuality, and standardization. It is known as one of the three oldest theatrical cultures in the world, along with Greek tragedy and comedy, and Indian Sanskrit drama. The characteristics of the opera culture in each era also have their own differences and unique expressions. Let's take a look at the characteristics of Tang Dynasty opera.

Contents of this article

1. What are the characteristics of opera in the Tang Dynasty?

2. The first history of Chinese opera is

3. What are the unique aesthetic characteristics of Chinese opera?

What are the characteristics of Tang Dynasty opera?

1. Popularity, because only things that are easy to understand can easily take root among the people, and only those stories that are popular and familiar to the common people can be further spread widely with the help of the form of opera.

2. Storytelling. Opera works have very high requirements on the story. From the perspective of its performance form, it requires the subject matter to have suspense and climax, so that contradictions and conflicts can be created during the performance to achieve a dramatic effect.

3. Entertainment. Even if the purpose of an opera is to educate people, it must be presented in an entertaining and educational way, and must conform to the aesthetic appreciation of the vast majority of people and the entertainment function of the opera itself.

In addition, opera works should also have literary and ideological qualities.

The first history of Chinese opera is

Wang Guowei's History of Song and Yuan Opera was completed in 1912, and the main version is the "Literary Collection" edition in 1915, the fourth year of the Republic of China. This book takes Song and Yuan opera as the main research object, and systematically discusses the origin and formation of Chinese opera, the artistic characteristics of Chinese opera and literary achievements, and a series of fundamental issues in the study of opera history. Mr. Ma Meixin teaches ancient Chinese opera to undergraduates and graduate students in the Chinese Department of Fudan University, and the designated textbook is History of Song and Yuan Opera. This book is the author's preparation notes, focusing on the interpretation of the original text, the supplement of relevant historical materials, and the author's own corrections and opinions on some errors in the book.

What are the unique aesthetic characteristics of Chinese opera?

The unique aesthetic features of Chinese opera are comprehensiveness, virtuality, and standardization. Chinese opera art has extremely distinctive national characteristics. From creative ideas, performance forms to appreciation attitudes, it is very different from Western drama, opera, and dance drama.

Chinese opera is known as one of the three oldest theatrical cultures in the world, along with Greek tragedy and comedy, and Indian Sanskrit drama. After a long period of development and evolution, it has gradually formed a Chinese opera garden with the five major opera genres of "Peking Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Ping Opera, and Henan Opera" as the core.