京剧英语介绍

BeijingOperaistheessence

ofourcountry,manypeopleunderstandingtheoperamoreorless

.卷首语（精髓）BeijingOperaisverypopularinChina.Ithasahistoryofmorethan200years.DuringthereignoftheQianlongemperorintheQingdynasty,Qianlonghadainterestinthelocalopera.In1790,tocelebratehiseightiethbirthday,hesummonedoperatroupes(戏班)fromdifferentplacestoperformforhiminBeijing.HistoryFourfamoustroupesfromAnhuiprovinceremainedinBeijingafterthecelebration.In1828,AHubeitroupecametoBeijingandoftenperformedtogetherwiththeAnhuitroupes.ThetwotypesofsingingmixedtogetherandgraduallyanewtypecameintobeingknownasBeijingOpera.

BeijingOperaisacomprehensiveperformingarts.Thatis,sing(唱),read(念)anddo(作),fight(打),dance(舞)Beijingoperatypesoffacialmakeupinoperas京剧脸谱Beijingoperatypesoffacialmakeupinoperas,isaspecialfeatureofanationalcosmetic.Aseachhistoricalfigureoracertaintypeofpersonhasanapproximatespectraltype,likesing,playmusictothemusic,socalled“typesoffacialmakeupinoperas”.Onthetypesoffacialmakeupinoperassources,thegeneralviewisfrommask.RedhasexpressedhisWarriors(勇士

)ofstrongtypesoffacialmakeupinoperassuchasGuanYuBlacksaidthetypesoffacialmakeupinoperasmingcriticized(刚烈)people,integrity(正直),braveryandevenreckless(鲁莽),suchasZhangFeiYellowtypesoffacialmakeupinoperasthatviciousbrutality(凶狠残暴),suchasDianWeitypesoffacialmakeupinoperasthatsomeofthefiguresrepresentedirritable(粗豪暴躁),suchasDouAmbassador(窦尔敦、),MaWu(马武)BlueorgreenGeneraltreacherous(奸诈的)courtofficialsaidthetypesoffacialmakeupinoperaswhite,badguys,suchasXujia铁梅奶奶，您听我说！（唱）【西皮流水】我家的表叔数不清，没有大事不登门。虽说是，虽说是亲眷又不相认，可他比亲眷还要亲。爹爹和奶奶齐声唤亲人，这里的奥妙我也能猜出几分。他们和爹爹都一样，都有一颗红亮的心。TherearefourmainrolesinBeijingopera

Thestagesetting

citygateoarwhipwhip（传奇人物）Mr.MeiLanfang,

themasterofPekingOpera,MeiLanfangisgoodatplayingtheroleofwomeninBeijingoperas,called“Dan”.梅兰芳、程砚秋、荀慧生、尚小云Mei’smasterpieceplaysFarewellMyConcubine

(霸王别姬)TheDrunkenConcubine

(贵妃醉酒)Re-commandingtheArmy

(穆桂英挂帅)ScatteringFlowers

(天女散花)EternalRegret

(长恨歌)Mei’sstagephotosMr.MeiincreasedinternationalcommunicationbetweenChinaandothercountriesastheforerunnerwhospreadsBeijingoperaabroad.JapanAmericaFormerSovietUnion