Cantonese opera

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Cantonese opera is a traditional Chinese performing art from the Cantonese-speaking regions that combines music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and stylized acting.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese opera genre
intangible cultural heritage
traditional Chinese performing art
developedDuring Qing dynasty
flourishedIn 20th century Hong Kong
Republic of China period
genreOf opera
hasCostumeStyle highly stylized historical costume
hasCulturalOrigin Cantonese-speaking regions
Guangdong province
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Hong Kong
Macau
hasElement acrobatics
dance
elaborate costumes
face painting
martial arts
music
percussion accompaniment
recitative
singing
spoken dialogue
string accompaniment
stylized acting
symbolic movement
hasHistoricalOrigin late Ming dynasty
hasMakeupStyle symbolic facial patterns
hasNarrativeSource Chinese classical literature
folk tales
historical romances
hasNotablePerformer Hung Sin Nui
Law Kar-ying
Ma Si-tsang
Pak Suet-sin
Yam Kim-fai
hasPerformanceConvention codified gestures
fixed role categories
minimal props
symbolic staging
hasPreservationEffort community opera troupes
government heritage programs
training schools in Hong Kong
hasRoleType chou
dan
huadan
jing
laodan
mo
sheng
wai
wudan
wusheng
xiaosheng
hasTheme filial piety
loyalty
martial heroism
romance
hasUNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
hasVocalStyle falsetto singing
melismatic singing
influenced Cantonese cinema
Hong Kong popular culture
inscribedAsIntangibleHeritageIn 2009
partOf Chinese opera
performedAt dedicated opera theatres
tea houses
temple fairs
temporary bamboo theatres
recognizedBy UNESCO
usesInstrument erhu
gaohu
percussion ensemble
pipa
yueqin
usesLanguage Cantonese
Yue Chinese

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lingnan
associatedOpera
Guangzhou
knownFor

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