中国戏剧与西方歌剧比较 英语

Class-number: 512 Name: Dong Di Student number: 201321173 Writing style: comparison and contrast

Topic: Chinese opera and western opera

Opera

Chinese opera and western opera are both important art form in the world art.They have their distinctive artistic characters and different appearance of art. I will do some comparison on their origin, development and performance forms in this passage.

Chinese opera and western opera are originated from different situation and have two ways of development. Chinese opera originated from the 12th century and gradually formed with many conditions such as complex show presented by the real people, dummy performance including shadow play, puppet opera, folk popular tune and so on. Western opera originated from the 16th century in Florence. Some experts got together discussing the knowledge of music of old Greece. And then the first opera “Daphne” created by Perry and Caccini in1597 was performed successfully in the palace of nobles ,hitting the whole Florence. In the ancient west, opera was a kind of aristocratic enjoyment. It was played in the theater decorated solemnly where general civilian cannot enter. However China opera belonged to each class both officials and civilians. Going through long time development，Chinese opera have

various species like Beijing opera, Yueju, Kunqu and each has its own characteristics which related with the spaces and the diversities of accents. However, western opera Western Opera is Simple and Centered at styles.Each country has its ow n style featured by their nation’s culture.

There are many distinctive features between Chinese opera and western opera. The main artistic features of Chinese opera is comprehensive, virtual, programming and western opera are supposed to be real and exquisite. First, in Chinese classical opera, literature, sing, dance, music, and even architecture art can be a part of the opera art but it is not a simple combination of various kinds of artistic composition. The composition of art links up subtly in together and appears in front of an audience with overall image. However western opera express the story entirely by singing and music. Second, Chinese opera is virtual. An opera actor in the absence of any scenery and props would make the audience understand his role with his performing to depict the detailed action of the role. On the contrary, western opera requires to create the illusion of the reality to let the audience feel themselves in the scene created on the stage instead of in the theater. To this end, the western require art truly reflects the life. Third, the role of singer classify in accordance with their voice register and timbre and Western opera pay more attention to singing and music. Chinese opera have it’s roles business. Actors study their role business so even men would play female role or women may play male