What's a nice name for Beijing Opera?
Farewell My Concubine is one of the most important plays in Beijing Opera. The original name of this drama is Chu-Han Debate, which is based on the Kunqu Opera "Qian Jin Ji" and "Historical Records of Xiang Yu". There are four books altogether. First broadcast by Yang Xiaolou monk Xiaoyun. 1922 February 15, Yang Xiaolou cooperates with Mei Lanfang. Qi Rushan and Wu Zhenxiu revised the dispute between Chu and Han and renamed it Farewell My Concubine.
2. Drunkenness of the Royal Lady (Yang Yuhuan)
Drunk Imperial Lady, also known as Baihua Pavilion, originated from Drunk Yang Fei, a local opera in Qianlong period. The play was carefully carved, processed and polished by Mei Lanfang, a Peking Opera master, and it is one of the classic representative plays of Mei School. The play mainly describes Yang Yuhuan's mentality of enjoying the love spring after drunkenness, and highlights Yang Yuhuan's tenderness for the emperor.
In the 1950s, Mei Lanfang removed the dross and kept the essence. Starting with the emotional changes of the characters, she corrected her non-artistic tendency from the aesthetic point of view. It is said that this drama originated from Kunqu opera, and its lyrics structure can be seen, especially the opening four-tone tune is a treasure in Beijing opera.
3. Cosmic Front (Zhao)
Cosmic Front is a traditional drama of China opera, and Cosmic Front written by three masters, Mei Lanfang (Peking Opera), Chen Suzhen (Henan Opera) and Chen Bohua (Han Opera), is also called "Three Cosmic Fronts".
Mei Lanfang said: "I admit that Cosmic Front is the most profound song I have ever sung in my life." Mei Lanfang turned the realism of life into the sense of rhythm of opera and pursued the image beauty of opera performance. Seeing that Mei Lanfang was going to play wildly on the stage, swinging his sleeves, turning right and pulling out his left sleeve, lifting his shoulders and running into the entrance quickly gave the audience great psychological expectations.
4. Feng Haichao (Cheng Xuee)
Feng Haichao, a Peking Opera, was adapted by Mei Lanfang from the Qing Palace Collection "The Sequence of the Cycle", originally named "The Tree of Yin and Yang", also known as "Ugly Match", and premiered in Beijing on 1929. This plot is ingenious and complete, similar to the legendary script Kite Mistake in Qing Dynasty. Xue E's several gorgeous and unique, lively and ups and downs, like songs, are well-known aria widely circulated by Mei School.
5. Anti-Jin Bing (Liang Hongyu)
The Golden Warrior is a new drama written and performed by Mei Lanfang in Shanghai on 1933. Adapted from the traditional drama "Female Soldiers", also known as "Fighting Jinshan" and "Huang Tiandang". Originally a wudan play. Mei Lanfang adapted the performance of the capital into a film, and Ou Yangyuqian adapted it and named it "Liang Hongyu".