1、Beijing Opera,Chinese traditional opera is considered one of the worlds three ancient operas, together with Greek tragedy and comedy, and Indian Sanskrit opera. Among the more than 360 ancient local operas in China, Peking Opera is known as Chinas national opera, despite its comparatively young 200-
2、year history.中国传统戏曲被认为是世界三大古代戏曲,连同希腊悲剧和喜剧,和印度梵语戏剧。在超过360古代地方剧种在中国,京剧是作为中国的国剧,尽管其相对年轻的这间历史。,Origin起源,Although it is called Peking Opera, the origins of Peking Opera are not in Beijing but in the provinces of Anhui (East China) and Hubei (South-central China). I然它被称为京剧,京剧的起源不在北京,但在中国东部省份安徽(中国)和湖北省中南部的
3、)。Peking Opera is a purely Chinese opera form dating back to the year 1790, when the famous Four Anhui Opera Troupes first came to Beijing in celebration of the 80th birthday of Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The tour was a hit and the troupes stayed. 京剧是一种纯粹的戏曲形式,可追溯到
4、1790年,当那位有名一年四个安徽歌剧团体第一次来北京的80岁生日庆祝乾隆皇帝1711-1799)的清朝(1644 - 1911)。这次旅行是一击和剧团留了下来。,It was after 1840 that Peking Opera formally took shape, growing even faster during the reign of the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), who was an opera aficionado. Classic Peking Opera repertoires and the names of the
5、first-generation masters were on the lips of the people in Beijing, and eventually prevalent around the country.这是1840年后,京剧正式初具规模,增长甚至其统治期间(1835-1908慈禧太后),谁是一个歌剧的舞迷。经典京剧的名字和技能是第一代大师在唇上的人在北京,并最终在全国流行。,生 Sheng: main male role主要男性角色,旦 Dan: young and beautiful female年轻、漂亮的女,净,Jing: painted faced male画面临
6、男性,丑,Chou: clown, male or female小丑,男性或女性,The status of Beijing Opera京剧的地位,During the second half of the 20th century, Beijing opera witnessed a steady decline in audience numbers.在上世纪下半叶的,京剧观众目睹了在持续下降的数量。The influence of Western culture has also left the younger generations impatient with the slow pacing of Beijing opera.西方文化的影响也离开了年轻一代的同意太慢了京剧来回踱步。,
