Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Peking Opera Music Tickets

Beijing National Grand Theater (NCPA), Beijing, China

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Important Info

Type: Opera Chinese

City: Beijing, China

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

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Overview

“Drama thrives with music, and drama spreads with the help of music.” The artistic features and laws of development inherent in Chinese opera determine the unique status and value of music in opera. Looking back on the two hundred years of glorious history of Beijing opera, the spirit of passing on fire from generation to generation, as well as the pursuit of integrity and innovation, have laid a solid foundation for the charm and vigorous development of Beijing opera music.

Under the important spiritual guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's response to the teachers and students of the Chinese Academy of Opera, we concentrate on the cultural mission of the new era and promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture. In accordance with the desire of central government leaders to carry out in-depth research on the reform of Beijing opera music based on the principle of "preserving integrity and innovation", "Beijing Rhythm and Chinese Essence - Bicentennial Tour of Beijing Opera Music" was held. Co-sponsored by the Beijing-Hu Capital Art Research Association, the Chinese Academy of Opera and the National Center for the Performing Arts, the performance marks the beginning of a project to “preserve integrity and innovation” in Beijing opera music.

This event was jointly attended by 12 Beijing Opera troupes from all over the country, including the National Beijing Opera House, Beijing Beijing Opera House, Tianjin Beijing Opera House, Tianjin Youth Beijing Opera Company, Shanghai Beijing Opera Theater and Beijing Fujian Opera House, which took part . In the "Beijing Opera Film Project", the concentrated performance of nearly a hundred masters and performers of Peking Opera - senior, middle and young - is a grand event for studying the history of the development of Peking Opera music. The performance is divided into two parts, upper and lower parts, with a total of four chapters covering the history of the formation and development of Beijing opera art and the context of the times of renewal of the old, emphasizing the colorfulness, breadth and depth of the Chinese quintessence!

Part 1 - Confluence of Hui and Han, covering all rivers
From the arrival of the Hui Troupe in Beijing to the final formation of Peking Opera, the art of Peking Opera has developed an artistic style that is inclusive and inclusive. From the mixture of different melodies to the fusion of Hui and Han, the integration of references throughout forms the magnificent musical system of Peking Opera.

Part 2 - Different schools compete for innovation
Shengxing and Danxing emerged one after another, the art of Peking Opera gradually matured and flourished, various professions and schools became colorful, new voices and styles continued to develop, and the accompaniment instruments of the Peking Opera orchestra constantly changed. is enriched, making the music and voices of Peking Opera show a prosperous development trend.

Part 3 - A hundred flowers bloom, and the flowers bloom like brocade
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, under the guidance of the literary and artistic policy of "three simultaneous adaptations of traditional plays, new historical plays and modern plays" and "introducing the old and bringing in the new", creative themes were constantly expanded, adding various musical instruments, as well as research and practice expanded forms of accompaniment gave the musical creativity of the Peking Opera a new look.

Part 4 - Keep Integrity and Innovate, Continuing the Past and Opening Up the Future
Introduced by modern Peking Opera, it has successively expanded folk orchestras, Chinese and Western mixed orchestras, and Western orchestras. The performing functions of Peking Opera music have constantly expanded, promoting Peking Opera music to interpret the style of the new era, and a number of masterpieces have appeared to spread the art of Peking Opera. A new future for creativity, singing and performing.

Honorary General Counsel: Gong Xueping
General Counsel: Liu Yuhui, Wang Ning, Liu Xiaochen
Chief Planner: Li Biyu, Yin Xiaodong, Zhu Jing, Zhao Shucheng
Consultants: Wang Yong, Liu Dong, Zhang Fan, Wang Zeqi, Zhao Xiujun.
Main Director: Zhou Long

Specially invited experts:
Shang Changrong, Liu Changyu, Li Weikang, Ye Shaolan, Geng Qichang, Su Yi, Li Zhongcheng, Wang Yuzhen, Cui Wei, Liu Lianqun, Zhao Jingbo, Zhang Guanzheng, He Baotang, Yang Shuping, Li Cuming, Teng Junjie, Ma Chongjie

Organizers: Chinese Academy of Drama, National Center for the Performing Arts, Jinghu Metropolitan Arts Research Association.

Co-organizer: Beijing Opera House.

Performers:
National Beijing Opera House
Beijing Opera House
Tianjin Beijing Opera House
Tianjin Youth Peking Opera Troupe
Shanghai Beijing Opera House
Chinese Opera Academy
Beijing Fujian Opera House
Dalian Beijing Opera House

Venue Info

Beijing National Grand Theater (NCPA) - Beijing
2 W Chang'an Ave

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is an arts centre containing an opera house in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Centre, an ellipsoid dome of titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5,452 people in three halls and is almost 12,000 m² in size. It was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. Construction started in December 2001 and the inaugural concert was held in December 2007.

The exterior of the theater is a titanium-accented glass dome that is completely surrounded by a man-made lake. It is said to look like an egg floating on water, or a water drop. It was designed as an iconic feature, something that would be immediately recognizable.

The dome measures 212 meters in east–west direction, 144 meters in north–south direction, and is 46 meters high. The main entrance is at the north side. Guests arrive in the building after walking through a hallway that goes underneath the lake. The titanium shell is broken by a glass curtain in north–south direction that gradually widens from top to bottom.

The location, immediately to the west of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, and near the Forbidden City, combined with the theatre's futuristic design, created considerable controversy. Paul Andreu countered that although there is indeed value in ancient traditional Chinese architecture, Beijing must also include modern architecture, as the capital of the country and an international city of great importance. His design, with large open space, water, trees, was specially designed to complement the red walls of ancient buildings and the Great Hall of the People, in order to melt into the surroundings as opposed to standing out against them.

Internally, there are three major performance halls:

The Opera Hall is used for operas, ballet, and dances and seats 2,416 people.
The Music Hall is used for concerts and recitals and seats 2,017 people.
The Theatre Hall is used for plays and the Beijing opera. It has 1,040 seats.
The NCPA also distributes filmed and recorded performances of its concerts, plays and operas through the in-house label NCPA Classics, established in 2016.

The initial planned cost of the theatre was 2.688 billion yuan. When the construction had completed, the total cost rose to more than CNY3.2 billion. The major cause of the cost increase was a delay for reevaluation and subsequent minor changes as a precaution after a Paris airport terminal building collapsed. The cost has been a major source of controversy because many believed that it is nearly impossible to recover the investment. When the cost is averaged out, each seat is worth about half a million CNY. The Chinese government answered that the theater is not a for profit venture.

The government sanctioned study completed in 2004 by the Research Academy of Economic & Social Development of the Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, of the upkeep costs of the building were publicized in domestic Chinese media:

The water and electricity bills and the cleaning cost for the external surface would be at least tens of millions CNY, and with another maintenance cost, the total could easily exceed one billion CNY. Therefore, at least 80 percent of the annual operational costs must be subsidized by the government for at least the first three years after the opening, and for the rest of its operational life, at least 60 percent of the annual operational cost must be subsidized by the government.

The director of the art committee of the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the standing committee member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Mr Wu Zuqiang (吴祖强) and the publicist / deputy director of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Mr Deng (邓一江) have announced that 70 percent of the tickets would be sold at low price for ordinary citizens, while 10% of the tickets would be sold at relatively expensive prices for separate market segments, and the 60% of annual operating cost needed to be subsidized by the government would be divided between the central government and the Beijing municipal government.