The similarities and differences between Chinese drama and W

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THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHINESE DRAMA AND WESTERN OPERAPu Yanjun 2013-05-21

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Legend of white snake(Huangmei opera:黄梅戏)

Les Miserables(Epic musical genres[' r s]: 史诗音乐剧)

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Villain(反派角色):Fa Hai & JavertSimilarities: 1.Firm conviction(信念坚定) 2.Enforce the law strictly(执法如山) 3.Once the bad guys (devil) is always bad

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1.Paranoid, stubborn(偏执愚昧、顽固不化) 2.Demon is the demon, no good or evil (妖就是妖，何来好坏)

Fa Hai

Never regretted

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Javert1.Ruthless (无情) 2.Ugly Vicious (丑陋恶毒) 3.Faithful lackey (忠实的鹰犬)

Frank and forthright (正直坦率) Moved, lost faith

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The similarities and differences between Chinese drama and Western opera Origin

Similarities Differences

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Chinese Drama OriginChinese Opera Origin

※ Originated from the 12th century

and has a history of 800 years due to the demand of entertainment in the developed cities.

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Western Opera Origin※ Originated from the 16th century in Florence※ Some intelligence and experts get together in the mansion of Count Baldi discussing the knowledge of music of old Greece

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similarities1. SAME ART FORM 2. COMPREHENSIVE ART :CONSIST OF MUSIC,THEATER, LITERATURE, DANCE ANDPAINTING

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DIFFERENCES 1: PERFORMING ARTSTraditional Chinese Drama was composed from legends(传奇故事), biography(传记), and historical characters(历史人物). It fullfills with strong literature and sociality(文学性 和社会性) and pay most attention to the practical and educational significance(现实和教育意义).

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Western opera composed from legend or creat by dramatist (剧作家);

Singing is more important than the plot ; Even some classic opera is also regarded too simple to deeply deliberate.

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Differences 2: Stage Arts

Traditional Chinese Drama

1.virtual performance (虚拟表演)2.small stage with symbolic and simple scenery(小而简单的舞台布景) 3.Depends on the actors’ talent

4.The space of stage is not settled and the time is also flexible (空间不固 定，时间灵活)

5.Stage art does not imitate life, but select, refine, exaggerate(源于生活， 高于生活)

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western operahttp://www.77cn.com.cnrge and luxuriours (宏大华丽) stage to foil atmosphere 2. The space and time of the stage are specific

3.The most remarkable feature is to reflect life turly(反应现实生活)

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Differences 3: Singing artChinese Drama Decided by “hang dang”:bicolor parrotfish(青衣), hsiao sheng(小 生,female lead(花旦)and so on. Each specific ”hang dang” has its own distinct sounding and singing ways.

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Western opera the singing style of actors is not decided by character, but according to tunes and voice. Such as : tenor(男高音),mezzo-soprano(女中音),alto(女 低音) and so on.

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Differences 4: instrumental music art

chinses drama characterised by the unique national instru

mental music.