What is the traditional opera in Anqing dialect?
Huangmei Opera, formerly known as Huangmeidiao or tea-picking opera, is one of the five major dramas in China. It is one of the four major operas in Anhui, which are juxtaposed with Lu Opera, Hui Opera and Sizhou Opera. Huangmei opera originated from the tea-picking tune in Huangmei area at the junction of Hubei, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was introduced to Huaining County, Anhui Province and other surrounding areas, and combined with local folk arts, it was sung and sung in Anqing dialect, which gradually developed into a new kind of drama.
It was once called "Huai Opera" and "Hui Opera". Huangmei Opera is simple and fluent in singing, good at lively lyricism and rich in expressive force. The performance is simple and meticulous, and it is famous for its truthfulness and vividness. It has become an important means to interpret and spread the traditional culture of China.
Huangmei Opera, formerly known as Huangmei Tea Picking Tune, originated in the early Tang Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the tune of tea picking in Dabie Mountain in Huangmei County, Hubei Province was introduced to Huaining County, Anhui Province and other surrounding areas, and it was combined with local folk art and sung and recited in Anqing dialect, which gradually developed into a new kind of drama. Later, Huangmei Opera borrowed and absorbed the music, performances and repertoires of Qingyang and Huizhou tunes, and began to perform "this drama". However, Huangmei Opera, as a local opera, also has certain limitations.
Many of Bai Ji's lyrics are written in local languages, and the plots reflect stories and characters familiar to ordinary people. In Huangmei Opera, the drama that is often performed is limited to the love between men and women, ethics and morality, and there are few plays that reflect major historical themes and literary classics. Huangmei Opera has long been confined to Anqing and other parts of Anhui, which also limits the horizon and perspective. The inheritors of Huangmei Opera also realized this and made a lot of efforts and made some breakthroughs.
Huangmei Opera is a kind of drama gradually formed and developed from folk songs, yangko, tea songs, tea-picking lanterns and Hua Gutiao, from rural areas to cities. His origin can be traced back to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, but it was not until modern times that a complete drama was formed. During this period, he absorbed the essence of many sister arts, such as Han opera, Chu opera, Gao Qiang, tea-picking opera and Beijing opera, and gradually improved himself and became a famous drama.
When talking about this famous drama, we can't help but notice that the group performing this drama has also experienced such a long development process. He is also from scratch, from small to large, from simple to complex, and gradually improved. It can also be said that the formation and development of Huangmei Opera and his performing groups are complementary.
The origin of Huangmei Opera can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, as early as the Tang Dynasty, Huangmei tea-picking songs were very popular, and after the development of folk songs in the Song Dynasty and the influence of zaju in the Yuan Dynasty, the embryonic form of folk opera was gradually formed. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the opera style in Huangmei County was more prosperous. During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, Zeng Weilun, the magistrate of Huangmei County, recorded that "October is a rural opera" in On Huangmei Feng Jiao. In the ninth year of Daoguang reign in Qing Dynasty, in Biejilin's Poem of Asking Flowers and Waterfront, a description of Zhi Zhu's ci is even more incisive: "There are many rice and sunflowers in Yinshan, and waves are caught in Taibai Lake. In the event of this year's club owner, the villages sang tea-picking songs. "