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    Peking Opera originated in the late 18th century when troupes from Anhui province introduced their style of opera to Beijing. It combined these regional styles with music and performances from Hubei province. By the mid-19th century, Peking Opera had emerged as a distinct art form with its own musical melodies and staging techniques. It grew further in popularity in the late 19th century under the patronage of the Empress Dowager Cixi and allowed common people to participate by singing its simple arias.

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    Peking Opera originated in the late 18th century when troupes from Anhui province introduced their style of opera to Beijing. It combined these regional styles with music and performances from Hubei province. By the mid-19th century, Peking Opera had emerged as a distinct art form with its own musical melodies and staging techniques. It grew further in popularity in the late 19th century under the patronage of the Empress Dowager Cixi and allowed common people to participate by singing its simple arias.

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    PEKING OPERA

    The history of Peking Opera


    The Etymology of Peking Opera
    History of Peking Opera
    Beijing opera was born when the “Four Great Anhui Troupe”
    brought Anhiu opera, or what is now called huiju, to Beijing
    in 1790, for the birthday of the qianlong emperor. Beijing
    opera was originally staged for the court and came in to the
    public later. In 1828 some famous Hubei troupes came to
    Beijing. They often jointly performed in the stage with the
    Anhiu Troupes. The combination gradually formed Beijing
    operas main melodies. Beijing opera is generally regarded as
    having fully formed by 1845. although it is called Beijing
    opera(Beijing theater style), its origin are in the southern
    anhiu and esthern hubei, which share the same dialect of
    Xiajiang mandarin(lower yang tze mandarin).
    Beijing operas two main melodies; Xipi and Erhuang
    originated from shanxi but develop in anhui and hubei. Xipi
    literally means `Western Skin Puppet show`, referring to the
    puppet show that is originated from Shaanxi Province.
    Puppet shows in China always involve singing. Much dialogue
    is also carried out in an archaic form of Standard Mandarin,
    in which Zhongyuan Guanhua(Zhongyuan Mandarin)
    dialects in Henan and Shaanxi are closest. This form of
    standard Mandarin is recorded in the book Zhongyuan
    Yinyun. It also absorbed music and arias from other operas
    and local Zhili musical art forms. Some scholars beleived that
    the Zipi musical form was derived from the historic Qinqiang,
    while many conventions of staging, performance elements
    and aesthetic principles were retained from Kunqu, the form
    that preceded it as court art.
    The Anhui Troupes reached their peak of
    excellence in the middle of the century and were
    invited to perform in the court of Taiping Heavenly
    Kindom that have been established during the
    Taiping Rebellion. Beginning in 1884, the Empress
    Dowager Cixi became a regular patron of Beijing
    opera, cementing its status Over earlier forms like
    Kunqu. The popularity of Beijing opera has been
    attributed to the simplicity of the form, with only a
    few voices and singing patterns. This allowed
    anyone to sing the arias themselves.
    Beijing opera was initially an exclusively male pursuit.
    The Qianlong Emperor had banned all female
    performers in Beijing in 1772. The appearance of
    women on the stage began unofficially during the
    1870`s. Female performers began to impersonate male
    roles and declared the equality with men. They were
    given a venue for their talents when Li Maoer, himself
    a former Beijing opera performer, founded the first
    female Beijing Opera Troupe in shanghai

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