Author(s)

Hu Fei

Corresponding Author

Hu Fei

Abstract

Opera combines the plot in poetry, the melody in music, vocal music, artistic conception and atmosphere in fine arts, and has irresistible artistic charm. From White-Haired Girl, the foundation work of national opera, to Gray Prairie, the peak work in the history of Chinese opera. We can deeply understand the efforts and changes made by Chinese opera in absorbing the nutrition of traditional art and expanding the forms of opera expression. Nowadays, with the rapid development of society, the living standard is improving day by day, and the improvement of cultural taste is also an inevitable trend. Looking at the existence and development of Chinese opera in the past century, its development path is full of twists and turns. This paper probes into the stage creation of operas from the aspects of director art, characterization, choreography and dance design of the operas “White-Haired Girl” and “Gray Prairie”, analyzes the reasons why the two operas have achieved success in stage art creation, and tries to provide some enlightenment for the creation and future development of contemporary Chinese national operas.

Keywords

Opera; White-Haired Girl; Gray Prairie; Artistic Creation