Zhangjiajie Yang Opera

2022-09-07 09:56:17 Source:

Boasting a long history, Zhangjiajie Yang Opera has a distinguished style and feature in variedness of local custom. Based on local dialect, the Opera has a set of stage language characterized by clear distinction between Ping (level tones) and Ze (oblique tones) with "er" rhymes.

Zhangjiajie Yang Opera is also exclusive in music, especially in the usage of Cucurbit flute hanging by gold threads, which makes it different from other Yang Operas. Tujia People has integrated local chant into the opera, making the music extraordinary, original and penetrating among other Chinese operas.

The way of singing in the opera entwines the chest voice and falsetto. The chest voice is used in the lyric part while dragged parts adopt falsetto with high octave, unique among Chinese operas.

The integration of chest voice and falsetto represents the straightforward characteristic of Tujia People, in addition to projecting the spectacular style of singing in Zhangjiajie Yang Opera.
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