Kunqu opera is characterized by its soft and melodious singing and exquisite and gorgeous stage installations. It pays attention to physical performance and facial expressions, and its emotions are delicate and true. It combines Suzhou Pingtan, Suzhou Heizi, Nanqu and other musical elements, as well as the basic skills and performance tradition of China traditional opera.

The repertoire of Kunqu Opera is rich and colorful, including historical drama, legendary drama, modern drama and Ju Ping drama. Among them, the most famous plays are Yuan, History and Drunk Imperial Lady. The singing of Kunqu opera is mainly divided into adagio and allegro. Adagio mainly expresses and describes feelings, and Allegro is lively and cheerful. The performance of Kunju opera pays attention to beautiful stage movements and postures, and pays great attention to gestures, eyes and movements.

Characteristics of Kunqu Opera

The costumes of Kunqu Opera are gorgeous and exquisite. Actors are mainly mandarin jackets and blue shirts, while actresses are dressed in Hua Dan and Udan. According to the setting of different roles, the details and color matching of clothes are very elegant. In terms of makeup, Kunqu Opera uses a variety of pigments such as powder and red grease to shape the makeup of the characters.

Kunqu opera faces some challenges in modern inheritance, but there are still a group of outstanding actors and artists who are committed to the protection and innovation of tradition. At the same time, some new Kunqu works are also being introduced, trying to combine with the needs of modern society and audience, and inject new vitality into the inheritance and development of Kunqu.

Generally speaking, Kunqu opera is one of the cultural treasures of China opera, which is deeply loved by the audience for its exquisite performance and unique singing, and plays an important role in performances and exchanges at home and abroad.