Research On Specifying The Opera On The Tanghui Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties

As an important form of the traditional opera performances, the tanghui was very popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. To specify the opera as a ceremonial aspect plays a very important role. It is not only the content of the history of opera, but also includes factors such as the psychology of the audience and folk beliefs.There are many records about specifying the opera of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in literati notes, which have important significance for the spread and performance of research on opera. There are a lot of space in the description of specifying the opera in the novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. To specify the opera on the tanghui of the Ming and Qing Dynasties as the research object and the following aspects are taken up one by one in this paper.The introduction will make a description of the "specify the opera", "select the opera"and "tanghui", then define the scope on opera performances and cappella performances. The first chapter of the main text elaborates the patterns of specifying the opera, and focuses on the perspectives of "how to specify"and "who will specify". In the second chapter from the perspective of audience are discussed, and then explore the preferences of audience, which will focus on issues such as "what to specify" and "why to specify ". First of all,according to the different theatrical occasions, the tanghui will be divided into celebrative tanghui, communicative tanghui and entertaining tanghui;then combined with historical background and customs to make a longitudinal analysis of the vocal cavity and the evolution of theatre genre in the Ming and Qing Dynasties; finally, in order to analyze the reason of audience enjoy specifying the same repertoire, I will make a brief analysis to the genre of usual repertoire and the performing arts.The third chapter will try to summarize the positive significance and negative influence of specifying the opera to the drama of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as watching, performing, creating and spreading.The fourth chapter will study the novels of the Ming and qing dynasties written about specifying the opera, which give priority to the description in A Dream of Red Mansions and The Plum in the Golden Vase.Then I will pay attention to the landscape and fashion of opera performances, summarize the effect and significance in the novel,and analyze from the aspects of the development of the plot,characters and so on.