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Chinese Opera Masks are used to portray the plot or ti add humor to the scene. They can also be used for identifying a character in his or her role in the opera. One more use that i found was Chinese Opera masks being used to express particular sentiments.
If you mean Chinese opera masks, then the main colour in a facial makeup symbolizes the disposition of the character.
Chinese Opera began during the Song Dynasty. Chinese Opera are for high class people because they are capable of affording it. Chinese Opera is also one of the Emperor's leisure so it is very important.
The links below offer some information on the history and evolution of Chinese Opera Masks.
A very brief answer to a very complex question - There is 'western' opera and there is 'Eastern' [Chinese] opera. The differences between East and West opera? Chinese opera is uniquely different from Western opera because there are so many details such as origins, storylines, costumes, facial painting, stage rituals, customs, character types etc. And the 'music', well you must listen because it is impossible to describe except to say it is totally unlike 'Western' opera music and the singing is just as different - factually it is an acquired taste. 'Western' opera is such as Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, Verdi etc.
Chinese Opera Masks are used to portray the plot or ti add humor to the scene. They can also be used for identifying a character in his or her role in the opera. One more use that i found was Chinese Opera masks being used to express particular sentiments.
the Chinese use masks for the opera because there was a lot of different moods for the opera and all the colours mean different things
If you mean Chinese opera masks, then the main colour in a facial makeup symbolizes the disposition of the character.
A Night at the Chinese Opera was created in 1987.
Chinese Opera began during the Song Dynasty. Chinese Opera are for high class people because they are capable of affording it. Chinese Opera is also one of the Emperor's leisure so it is very important.
the Chinese opera masks were invented because when people where at the opera they could see what the colours all mean and what the opera was about.
There are numerous regional branches of Chinese opera, of which the Beijing 'Jingju' opera is one of the most notable.
The links below offer some information on the history and evolution of Chinese Opera Masks.
the Chinese opera masks show that they look like they are having an orgasm and about to 69 someone.
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A very brief answer to a very complex question - There is 'western' opera and there is 'Eastern' [Chinese] opera. The differences between East and West opera? Chinese opera is uniquely different from Western opera because there are so many details such as origins, storylines, costumes, facial painting, stage rituals, customs, character types etc. And the 'music', well you must listen because it is impossible to describe except to say it is totally unlike 'Western' opera music and the singing is just as different - factually it is an acquired taste. 'Western' opera is such as Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, Verdi etc.
character. the type of character that is used now is hanzi