Approaching Beijing Opera (7)

? Introduce two representative figures in the mature period of Peking Opera.

? Tan Xinpei

? During the period of 1883- 19 18, Peking Opera entered a mature stage, represented by Tan Xinpei, Wang Guifen and Sun Juxian. Among them, Tan Xinpei inherited the strengths of Cheng Changgeng, Yu Sansheng, Zhang Erkui and other great artists, and through creation and development, pushed the art of Peking Opera to a new and mature realm. In his artistic practice, Tan learned from others, borrowed from Kunqu Opera, Bangzi, Drum, Beijing Opera, Tsing Yi, Hualien, etc., and merged into singing, forming a "Tan School" with a unique singing artistic style, forming a situation of "learning Tan without a cavity".

? After the 1920s, Yan, Yan, Ma and others all developed into different artistic schools on the basis of Tan School. Wang Guifen, an artist living in Cheng Changgeng, has a strong and melancholy voice, solemn and stirring, simple tone, and comments on "Roaring Tigers and Singing Dragons". He has the reputation of "Chang Geng reincarnation" because "imitation can confuse the truth". Sun Juxian, 18 years old, chose Wu Xiucai, who is good at singing Peking Opera and often sings at the box office. At the age of 36, he joined Cheng Changgeng. He is very loud and comfortable. Nianbai is not limited to Huguang sound and Zhongzhou rhyme, but mostly uses Beijing sound and Beijing characters, which sounds kind and natural. The performance is generous and realistic, close to life. The "three masters after the older generation" have their own emphases and different artistic styles. Judging from the comprehensive balance, his combination of civil and military skills is unstoppable, and his artistic attainments and development of Peking Opera far exceed that of Wang and Sun. During Guangxu period, Tan Xinpei was known as the "King of Music", and its position in the drama world was comparable to that of Cheng Changgeng.

Yu Shuyan

In the tenth year of Xianfeng (186 1), Peking Opera began to be performed in the court. From the sixth day of May to the end of that year, there were performances by Sanqing Class, Sixi Class, Shuangkui Class and Foreign Class (Peking Opera Class). In the 9th year of Guangxu (1883), Cixi celebrated her 50th birthday, and 18 people, including Zhang Qilin, Yang Longshou, Bao Fushan, Cai Fulu and Yan Fuxi, were selected to serve in the palace, not only singing, but also teaching Peking Opera and imparting skills to eunuchs. Since then, every year, famous artists such as Sun Juxian, Wang Langxian, Yu,,, and Mu have entered the palace to serve. Because Cixi loves Peking Opera, famous Peking Opera artists frequently enter the palace to perform, and the momentum is getting stronger and stronger. In the same period, Guangde Building, Sanqing Garden, Qingyuan Garden, Zhonghe Garden and Wenming Garden performed Peking Opera every day, forming a unified situation of Peking Opera.

? In the mature stage of Peking Opera, in addition to "Old Master Q's three outstanding figures", Xu Tang Yin and Jia Honglin were born. Wu Sheng: Jusheng Yu, Yang Longshou; Good lines: He Jiashan, Huang Runfu, Jin Xiushan, Qiu Guixian, Liu Yongchun and so on. Xiao Sheng: Wang, De Junru, Lu Huayun; Dan Xing:, Tian Guifeng,, Zhu; Winners: Wang Changlin, Zhang Hei, Luo Baisui, Xiao Changhua and Guo Chunshan. The rise of Dan religion in this period formed a trend that Dan religion and holy religion kept pace. Jusheng Yu, a martial artist, was the first man to stand on his own feet. It is called "the originator of martial arts" by later generations. The above-mentioned famous artists have innovated and developed in inheritance, and their singing skills have become increasingly mature, pushing Beijing opera to a new height.