Then, next, let's learn about the five-tone opera from the perspective of urban culture!
Artistic Features of Wuyin Opera
Generally speaking, in the performance of Wuyin Opera, the words are read first, and then the tune is read, and the tone and melody change greatly. It is called "Yun Zheyue", with a beautiful and simple tune, which is suitable for expressing various feelings. The dramatic words of Wuyin Opera have a strong flavor of life and local color, and the mass vocabulary is rich, which has the characteristics of folk oral literature. At first, the performance of Wuyin Opera was dominated by Erxiao (Xiao Dan, Xiao Sheng) Opera and San Xiao (Xiao Dan, Xiao Sheng, Clown) Opera, without literary accompaniment, and the content mostly reflected folk life. Later, literary accompaniment was added to enrich the repertoire.
Traditional repertoire of wuyin opera
According to statistics, there are more than 160 traditional plays of Wuyin Opera, mainly including Catching Feet, Sister Wang's Four Fortunes, Strange Models, The Story of Building Picking, Wang's Borrowing, The Story of the Wall, Zhao Meirong's Watching the Lights, Wang Lin's Divorce, and the village girl. Because most of them show the image and living conditions of local rural women, they have a strong flavor of life, strong local characteristics, simple and natural dialects, common folk proverbs and image metaphors, and are concise and concise, which have won the favor of one side of the people. Among them, "Catch the Feet" is quite famous among opera fans, but most people know the Lu opera "Wang Xiao Catch the Feet", which is even considered as the pioneering work of Lu opera. As we all know, Wang Xiao Gan Jiao was originally a classic play of Wuyin Opera, and was later adapted by several operas such as Lu Opera, Pingju Opera and Henan Opera.
A famous actor in Wuyin Opera
In the development history of Wuyin Opera, early famous actors included Tie Di, Xun, Cao Ransheng, Gao Guifang (stage name Half Bowl of Honey), Li Dexing (stage name Suizhu) and Wang Huankui (stage name Zilaixi). After that, Deng Hongshan, whose stage name is "Fresh Sakura", became a master of "Wuyin Opera". His singing is simple, gentle and euphemistic, which is vividly compared by the people as "a whisper, a happy person tears." Deng Hongshan's performance is exquisite and vivid, and his skills such as "dancing with joy", "sending eyes" and "flying over the eaves" can be called a must in the performance of Chinese opera. In 1930s, Deng Hongshan went to Shanghai EMI Company to make records. Because of his beautiful singing skills, the record company presented him with the banner of "Five Tone Master", hence the name "Five Tone Opera".
Wuyin Opera originated from the Han nationality and was rooted in the Han nationality. It has long been an indispensable art form for people in the spread areas to celebrate holidays, hold happy events and entertain themselves. Great changes in society, economy and Shandong culture have brought great influence and impact to Wuyin Opera. Coupled with the lagging protection measures and lack of funds, this drama is in danger of being lost. On May 20th, 2006, Wuyin Opera was approved to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. On June 8th, 2007, Zibo Wuyin Theatre won the first Cultural Heritage Day Award from the Ministry of Culture.