Where is Puxian Opera from?

Puxian Opera is one of the traditional local operas in Fujian Province.

Puxian Opera, formerly known as Xinghua Opera, is one of the oldest existing operas in China, which is popular in Putian City and its surrounding areas. Puxian Opera originated from the ancient "hundred operas" and gradually formed its own unique performance style and artistic characteristics in the historical development.

The performance style of Puxian Opera is simple and elegant, and it is famous for its rich scientific introduction and unique characteristics. There are more than 1000 kinds of qupai in Puxian Opera, which are differentiated according to different trades and situations, and some qupai are even "special songs". Every singing or reciting sentence is often accompanied by 2~3 or more performances, which is relatively rare in other operas.

Puxian Opera has a variety of performances, including singing, reading, doing and playing. Actors express their emotions and images through superb singing skills, tactfully chanting and unique performance actions. The performance of Puxian Opera pays attention to delicate emotional expression and precise action coordination, which brings both audio-visual enjoyment to the audience.

Features of Puxian Opera:

1. Unique music accompaniment: Puxian Opera is mainly composed of percussion instruments, such as gongs, drums and boards. These musical instruments have a lively and powerful rhythm, which can enhance the sense of rhythm and dramatic effect of China traditional operas. At the same time, the singing of Puxian Opera is also very unique, which combines a variety of musical elements, such as Puxian local tunes, Nanyin and Chaozhou Opera. , making the singing more diverse.

2. Strong local characteristics: Puxian Opera, as a local opera in Putian and Xianyou, has strong local characteristics. The stories, characters and dialect performances in the play all reflect the local customs and cultural traditions, which makes Puxian Opera have unique regional characteristics and sense of identity.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Puxian Opera