THE LATEST TRENDS IN HUANGMEI OPERA: REALISM BASED ON CHINESE DRAMAS AS REFLECTED IN LEIYU (THUNDERSTORM) AND OTHERS

Background

Revival of Huangmei Opera Since the 1980s

Rural Love Story: Da Zhucao (Digging Grass for Pigs)

Extra-marital Affairs: Xiao Cidian (Bidding Farewell to an Inn)

Forbidden Love Between a Teacher and Student: Hongsi Cuo (The Wrong Red Ribbons)

Leiyu (Thunderstorm): Culmination of Realism in Huangmei Opera by Adopting Modern Chinese Drama

The Cast

The Story

Analysis of the Plot

Stage Design, Costumes and Acting

Music and Dialogues

Other Recent Huangmei Operas: Nihuo (Against the Fire) and Huishang Hu Xueyan (Anhui Merchant Hu Xueyan) Nihuo (Against the Fire)

Huishang Hu Xueyan (Anhui Merchant Hu Xueyan)

Traditional Stories versus Recent Works: How Huangmei Opera has Changed

Conclusion

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