| Singing (唱) | Singing (唱) | | basic skill of Cantonese opera |
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Subject:basic skill of Cantonese opera |
Description:The performers sing when they need to tell their partners a story or something about themselves. There is usually no dialogue during singing therefore facial expressions are used to convey the interaction between hearers and singers.
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| Dialogue (念) | Dialogue (念) | Mode of performance | basic skills , cantonese opera |
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Type:Mode of performance Subject:basic skills , cantonese opera |
Description:It is one of the four essential performing skills in Cantonese opera that mainly focus on the spoken text
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| Acrobatic fighting (打) | Acrobatic fighting (打) | | basic skills of Cantonese opera |
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Subject:basic skills of Cantonese opera |
Description:One of the four fundamental skills of Cantonese opera that Kung Fu elements are combined in the action
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| Acting (做) | Acting (做) | | Basic skills of Cantonese opera that performers react to the story and show their emotions by using their body language and facial expressions. |
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Subject:Basic skills of Cantonese opera that performers react to the story and show their emotions by using their body language and facial expressions. |
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| Zhonghu | Zhonghu | physical object | bowed string instrument
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Type:physical object Subject:bowed string instrument
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Description:It is slightly larger and lower pitched than erhu. The instrument has two strings, and it is used to increase the pitch range of the instruments used in a Chinese orchestra.
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| Erxian | Erxian | physical object | bowed string instrument |
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Type:physical object Subject:bowed string instrument |
Description:The sound chamber is made with a dome-shaped ring of hardwood glued on the front end.Also,the back of the sound chamber is not covered with any lattice work like those of erhu or gaohu. It has to be played with a bow made of a thick, hard piece of bamboo. [show more]
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| Yehu | Yehu | Physical object | Bowed string instrument |
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Type:Physical object Subject:Bowed string instrument |
Description:It has a soundbox covered with skin and strings to produce sounds.
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| Zhutiqin | Zhutiqin | physical object | bowed string musical instruments |
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Type:physical object Subject:bowed string musical instruments |
Description:It is also called bamboo two string fiddle.The back of the sound chamber is made of the natural joint in bamboo, with sound holes cut in it.
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| Queen_of_female_lead | FONG YIM-FUN | Person | Cantonese Opera Star |
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Type:Person Subject:Cantonese Opera Star |
Description:started her training in Cantonese opera at the age of 10. At 13, she advanced t be an erbang huadan (supporting actress)(二幫花旦) and three years later she became the zhengyin huadan (female lead)(正印花旦). Exceptionally talented and outstanding, Fong has a successful performing career and originated a unique singing style, known as the Fong style, in Cantonese Opera [show more]
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| Joyce | Koi Ming Fai | Person | Cantonese opera stars |
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Type:Person Subject:Cantonese opera stars |
Description:She graduated from the school organized by The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong. She usually plays a role of "Man You Sang " in the performance
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