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combines song, dance, and striking design, just
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truly original style of musical performance: Chinese
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Opera has a long history in China. In ancient times,
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We arrived at the theater just before the theater lights went
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silver were like a kaleidoscope of color! The costumes go all the
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bright colors to stand out in the dark
The singing was quite strange ~ very sharp and high-pitched. Just
like the costumes, the singing style was really ancient. The street
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carry over the crowds who gathered to watch.
The opera we saw was ‘Lady White Snake’; a classic Chinese folk
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in love with a human. But the actors didn’t only tell the story
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very hard at opera schools for years from about the age of 7 or 8.
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and bravery, black shows a warrior or a wild character, blue means
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was for me, but | can’t believe how much | enjoyed it.
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