Professionals, amateurs and fans are looking to innovations for the rejuvenation of China’s national opera while the namesake biopic of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang captivated moviegoers by conjuring up scenes fro...Professionals, amateurs and fans are looking to innovations for the rejuvenation of China’s national opera while the namesake biopic of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang captivated moviegoers by conjuring up scenes from the 1920s to the 1940s when Mei rose to fame, the national opera was reaching a turning point for a larger audience.展开更多
CHINA’S Peking Opera hasformed and developed in Beijing,but it is not the oldest type of China’s traditional opera.From its birth to present it only has 200 years’ history.After Peking opera dominated Beijing’s st...CHINA’S Peking Opera hasformed and developed in Beijing,but it is not the oldest type of China’s traditional opera.From its birth to present it only has 200 years’ history.After Peking opera dominated Beijing’s stage it was developed quickly. peking opera has carried on China’a opera traditions and absorbed other operas’artistic features,so it became the most importank and widely influenced opera in the country in a few decades.It is regarded as the national opera and a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation.展开更多
In a small, deep alley right outside Hepingmen (the Peace Gate), no more than one mile south of the Tian’anmen Square, there stands a Peking opera theatre of great antiquity named Zhengyi Temple Theatre. Built over 3...In a small, deep alley right outside Hepingmen (the Peace Gate), no more than one mile south of the Tian’anmen Square, there stands a Peking opera theatre of great antiquity named Zhengyi Temple Theatre. Built over 300 years ago, it is the sole ancient wooden theatre architecture in the world. There are also six other extant theatres with a similar scale, but Zhenyi Temple Theatre is the oldest. It is generally recognized as a living fossil and milestone in the history of Chinese theatres and often cited as an important展开更多
Despite the universal messages of Bellini’s Norma,the attempts at translating and adapting it to a modern context in the revisionist spirit of Regieoper(the director’s opera)encounter serious difficulties,as indicat...Despite the universal messages of Bellini’s Norma,the attempts at translating and adapting it to a modern context in the revisionist spirit of Regieoper(the director’s opera)encounter serious difficulties,as indicated by recent productions.The present paper focuses on these difficulties by examining in detail what appear to be the most challenging,innovative and thought-provoking among those productions which,despite remarkable merits,suffer from acute shortcomings:inter alia certain incompatibilities with the libretto,cultural dissonances,and problems of inner-coherence and verisimilitude.The detailed analysis of specific productions is followed by a general discussion(through a comparative approach)of Norma’s adaptability to Regieoper,which is shown to be extremely difficult,among other reasons because the terms of reference to the dimensions of the historical context(and the inherent mores)in its libretto are by far less flexible than those of other operas.Norma’s universal messages and its dualities of“foreign”versus“familiar,”with their vast semantic ambit,would seem to be better understood by meticulously delving into the subtleties of the text(and subtext)of Romani’s sophisticated libretto.Inner-coherence and compatibility with the libretto are essential for any attempt at creating an appropriate analogy running parallel to the original narrative.A fully convincing production of Norma in a modernizing spirit,if at all possible,remains an artistic challenge.展开更多
Qara Village of Nechung Town in Tohlung Dechen County is famed as the"Art Town of Tibetan Opera". Whenever people talk of Jomulung-an active Tibetan opera troupe,including its history and future prosperity, ...Qara Village of Nechung Town in Tohlung Dechen County is famed as the"Art Town of Tibetan Opera". Whenever people talk of Jomulung-an active Tibetan opera troupe,including its history and future prosperity, they always give great credit to Chonda,a woman from Qara Village and leader of the opera troupe.展开更多
IF there is one name that is familiar to Chinese aged 10 to 80 it is Guo Lanying. Recently a recital was held by CCTV in honor of her 60-year career. When Guo Lanying took the stage, she was met with a lengthy standin...IF there is one name that is familiar to Chinese aged 10 to 80 it is Guo Lanying. Recently a recital was held by CCTV in honor of her 60-year career. When Guo Lanying took the stage, she was met with a lengthy standing ovation. Her voice was choked with emotion. Behind her was a smiling photograph of her that was taken at the start of her opera career. Guo Lanying was born in 1930展开更多
文摘Professionals, amateurs and fans are looking to innovations for the rejuvenation of China’s national opera while the namesake biopic of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang captivated moviegoers by conjuring up scenes from the 1920s to the 1940s when Mei rose to fame, the national opera was reaching a turning point for a larger audience.
文摘CHINA’S Peking Opera hasformed and developed in Beijing,but it is not the oldest type of China’s traditional opera.From its birth to present it only has 200 years’ history.After Peking opera dominated Beijing’s stage it was developed quickly. peking opera has carried on China’a opera traditions and absorbed other operas’artistic features,so it became the most importank and widely influenced opera in the country in a few decades.It is regarded as the national opera and a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation.
文摘In a small, deep alley right outside Hepingmen (the Peace Gate), no more than one mile south of the Tian’anmen Square, there stands a Peking opera theatre of great antiquity named Zhengyi Temple Theatre. Built over 300 years ago, it is the sole ancient wooden theatre architecture in the world. There are also six other extant theatres with a similar scale, but Zhenyi Temple Theatre is the oldest. It is generally recognized as a living fossil and milestone in the history of Chinese theatres and often cited as an important
文摘Despite the universal messages of Bellini’s Norma,the attempts at translating and adapting it to a modern context in the revisionist spirit of Regieoper(the director’s opera)encounter serious difficulties,as indicated by recent productions.The present paper focuses on these difficulties by examining in detail what appear to be the most challenging,innovative and thought-provoking among those productions which,despite remarkable merits,suffer from acute shortcomings:inter alia certain incompatibilities with the libretto,cultural dissonances,and problems of inner-coherence and verisimilitude.The detailed analysis of specific productions is followed by a general discussion(through a comparative approach)of Norma’s adaptability to Regieoper,which is shown to be extremely difficult,among other reasons because the terms of reference to the dimensions of the historical context(and the inherent mores)in its libretto are by far less flexible than those of other operas.Norma’s universal messages and its dualities of“foreign”versus“familiar,”with their vast semantic ambit,would seem to be better understood by meticulously delving into the subtleties of the text(and subtext)of Romani’s sophisticated libretto.Inner-coherence and compatibility with the libretto are essential for any attempt at creating an appropriate analogy running parallel to the original narrative.A fully convincing production of Norma in a modernizing spirit,if at all possible,remains an artistic challenge.
文摘Qara Village of Nechung Town in Tohlung Dechen County is famed as the"Art Town of Tibetan Opera". Whenever people talk of Jomulung-an active Tibetan opera troupe,including its history and future prosperity, they always give great credit to Chonda,a woman from Qara Village and leader of the opera troupe.
文摘IF there is one name that is familiar to Chinese aged 10 to 80 it is Guo Lanying. Recently a recital was held by CCTV in honor of her 60-year career. When Guo Lanying took the stage, she was met with a lengthy standing ovation. Her voice was choked with emotion. Behind her was a smiling photograph of her that was taken at the start of her opera career. Guo Lanying was born in 1930