Ancient Chinese Kunqu-Opera --- "The Dream in Visiting the Garden"

[@FranticGrass]

I totally understand those who did not like this performance. Kunqu Opera is not even understood by most of Chinese and not popular in China either. However this does not obliterate its great artistic value and true beauty of literature and music including its complicated physiology of phonation and poem style lyrics. To totally understand its lyric, even Chinese must know many obscure literary allusions. It was totally designed for people with high literacy accomplishments and was hard to follow by ordinary people.

[@jjpepper7071]

Do Nut green

[@henriettadalansing5140]

However, I'm truly enjoying this just by looking at their dance and costumes and everything, also by listening to the singing. I really hope that it isn't seen as s sign of ignorance if I don't understand a single word and dare to say I'm enjoying it. I would love to be expert in Kunqu Opera someday and know the things you've said about but I don't even speak Mandarin. How many years I should spend and how many books to read about this... Maybe in the furure I'll have the chance to see such a show with my own eyes and enjoy 100%. Respect from Poland.

[@dorkinabubble7772]

Thanks for the context! I’ve seen this piece done in several different clips and thought it was an example of modern Chinese opera 😅 that it’s truly an ancient form makes soooo much more sense!

[@tt-tk7cv]

It was a little scary though 😅😅😅

[@someonewhosupportukraine]

for me personally it’s just fun to watch. Although, I’m not a fan of such performances as Bollywood. But, it is self-education, knowledge of other cultures. And it’s exciting. if I had the opportunity I would go to see such a play. for general personal literacy. An opinion about a country can only be formed by noticing its art and culture.

[@amaka52]

It is a story about a 16 year old girl in a rich familiy come to visit her back yard garden, falled a sleep, met a hansam guy in the dream, and woke up by the falling flowers.

[@liliencalvel6151]

Amaka S Sounds very very beautiful, but how do you know this. Are you Chinese yourself?

[@mixtykal]

🐒

[@Adidiadi544]

Do Nut She is the maid of that rich family.

[@thbchi2079]

李華GURUNG PRAJWAL The maid is green

[@men_del12]

not hansam but handsome* but okay. Good synopsis.

[@imark2010]

Kunqu stands as the oldest extant genre of Chinese theatre and has had far-reaching influences on Chinese literature, stage performance, music, and dance. In 2001, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) proclaimed kunqu, along with 18 other forms of cultural genres, as a masterpiece of “the oral and intangible heritage of humanity.”

[@mbundingantembe6572]

what about Zaju? Which is older Kunju or Zaju?

[@rosesblue1218]

@@philg4116 not dying at all, insatead, its popular again

[@advancedlamb]

@@philg4116 How is it musical trash?

[@chc-haha]

@@mbundingantembe6572 Zaju was popular during the Yuan Dynasty. Kunqu was popular in the late Ming dynasty. Zaju is older but is now a lost art. Kunqu is the oldest living form of Chinese theater.

[@markanthonypenaflor7481]

I am not Chinese yet I love this kind of performance. It makes me feel at home, happy and blessed. I love ancient theaters across the globe. Watching them makes me feel I found myself at last.

[@Jumpoable]

You must've had many past lives in Eastern China. LOL.

[@faustianfellaheen]

sounds awful. Not even the Chinese people are interested in this crap

[@mattparke4370]

I have this feeling like I am at home around Chinese and China too. It’s so weird.

[@뷔이이이이이이이이이]

I used to be scared of these performances when I was a kid their voices are so high-pitched and their faces looked creepy... but I finally appreciate and understand their culture and music .... ILOVEIT♥

[@Jumpoable]

LOL i think when Asians turn 30-40, they suddenly switch & appreciate their own traditional forms of music & high art.

[@jianxiongRaven]

ikr , when i was younger used to get alittle creep up by it especially when the recordings are mostly low quality amd from where i live its in hoklien or teochew. only alowly when growing up ard my 20s then i atarted appreciating

[@BonnieBennettStan]

Same 😂

[@dick_lei7277]

Kunqu never high pitch, its real HuaXia art

[@mattparke4370]

@Jump, wth Jump, why you so accurate? I turned mid 30s and now I embrace it fully

[@tiff5590]

Look how they dance,how they move,how they sing.Every details of their performance was clear.This is only a present performance for the Chinese Opera,but imagine how good the ancient performance of this opera.

[@doogiehowser78]

my favorite , i dont understand but just enjoy the voices , movements , facial expressions and costumes

[@VocalEdgeTV]

I know!! The faces are amazing! I'm studying this stuff now and can't get enough, given the rich history.

[@triedkiss]

doogie howser thank you for liking!! A lot people make fun of their voices and makeup even though it’s obvious for stage performances, so thank you for appreciating that!

[@doogiehowser78]

@@triedkiss i love other cultures from around our world i find the differences amazing and beautiful and people who make fun of this culture because of those things would have very limited mental capacity and would only accepts things that they are use to in other words there world is a small fish bowl and anything outside of that fish bowl they cant accept

[@angelmahree8635]

Same here. I dont understand any of it but I was entranced

[@zt1997]

@@triedkiss I love their makeup😍 and the performance is great

[@moon_0207]

I use to watch Chinese opera when I was just a tiny little kid. I'm only half Chinese living in America and I'm glad my mom kept introducing me to my Chinese culture side.

[@marianamarr]

🤍🤍

[@warmlavender5525]

This is so beautiful! Their voices almost sound like they’re using it like a slide whistle!

[@Jumpoable]

Interesting interpretation. Yes, that is the sound they're going for!

[@warmlavender5525]

@@Jumpoable Ah that's so cool! I love that, humans are so creative with what they can do with music and their voices.

[@natashalangen9590]

Amazing performance, beautiful voices! one of my favourites!

[@markedwinwebb]

WTF?

[@flowergirl8833]

I haven't heard many Chinese opera songs yet but this is also one of my favorites

[@doogiehowser78]

same

[@Justanopinionnooffense]

I wish there were subtitles. It is so nice to listen to.

[@simonkuo7045]

another Peony Pavilion video with the same performers has english subtitles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4eUe4B3ZqiqqKs

[@mysticcocoa8886]

Oh how I love traditional opera like these just wish i could fully grasp every meaning.

[@mlfoo272]

This clip has English subtitles kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZjZfn96iZyFj9k

[@TiffanyCHoyt]

So utterly beautiful. So much work to master even the smallest detail! Marvelous!

[@denismutabazi]

Most beautiful opera, I loved the movements too.

[@misamori]

This is amazing! Brilliant! There voices are so fantastic and when they sing they don’t need a microphone because they focus on there voice a lot and the amazing clothing and the accessories they wear weigh a lot chinese opera might be the best music yet on my opinion but kunqu opera is amazing to I don’t get why it’s not very popular but I love all Chinese opera I’m chinese myself and I will have to love what I have :)

[@SatanenPerkele]

My neighbours are gonna love this.

[@noctisnovak]

Racist, you're cultureless

[@Gabriel-l]

@@noctisnovak calm down. We don't even know if he's being sarcastic

[@brandonwhelan292]

shut up

[@skeletoninyourbody9896]

@@noctisnovak they probably meant "im going to put this on a full blast so everyone can hear" it's a common joke in comment sections under good music. Chill, not everything is racism.

[@noctisnovak]

@@skeletoninyourbody9896 it's racism

[@LaurentJames]

Tang Xianzu est un des plus grands compositeurs d’opéra de tous les temps.

[@miguelangelsuarez2605]

This really moved muy heart I feel peace un muy soul as never before

[@BiscuitGirl9154]

God bless them & the Chinese culture, this is beautiful! I've seen Peking, & now Kunqu; & this blows Peking out of the water! Idk what everybody's thinking. Then again, I'm just listening to the tune, not the words.

[@anamggss]

Now this is a performance!

[@GustavoOliveira-qx8zn]

There is one movie i saw that use this style of opera, released in 93 and is OVERWHELMINGLY good! (Farewell my concubine)

[@ajsingh7598]

this is a true art form, no matter what we believe. It is a real and authentic expressional representation of what it means to be Chinese I would guess, forgive my ignorance if I'm incorrect.

[@kheswu]

i used to watch many chinese operas videos as a 13 yo (and still) and i loved it sm and im not even asian my dream is to visit china and see one or more performances like this (especially beijing and kunqu opera)

[@jaeracha]

i have no knowledge of this kind of opera or know anything about the language but i seriously think this is absolutely wonderful and beautiful. everything is so clear and clean, i think they did amazing!

[@lilibetgonzalez538]

It brings a tear to my eye they are beautiful I love Chinese opera I tell Alexa to play it

[@flowergirl8833]

It is beautiful!!! I really want to visit China and while I am there to go a Chinese oprea.

[@ongsoohock6635]

沈丰英的表演非常出色非常精彩! 精致优秀细腻典雅华美的昆曲，是大中华民族的最优秀精美的剧种。

[@malin5468]

我以前只喜欢越剧，但最近开始喜欢昆曲-太美！

[@lauramougel6259]

Yo solo se que es hermosa saludos desde argentina

[@ventisapples7452]

Because of mystic nine's Er Yue Hong, it brought me searching for chinese traditional operas lol

[@zt1997]

Hello! Thank you for sharing this! I don't understand Chinese, but I enjoyed watching this so much

[@andrewc.2952]

Out for a leisurely stroll amongst the peonies. Love 💛

[@BonnieBennettStan]

The performance is so beautiful and I loved everything

[@drcloudy]

What a beautiful performance! :O

[@MrAnbabishoi]

MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE!🌺🙋‍♀️

[@klaymonkey9073]

Played lofi hip hip over this. Sounds amazing.

[@vanessabluebear3928]

There voices are so adorable

[@adrianralev6660]

Vanessa Bluebear taka e

[@yaboi-km2qn]

Not quite the word I would use.

[@rosa3299]

To me it is fascinating. It fits to its genre perfectly. I know some people who may be out off by the voice and find it weird. But I don't see any other kind of voice that would fit this style of art. Besides it is another form of singing. A form of art. And it is fascinating and fitting

[@christmasbear4576]

I am not even Chinese but I find this beautiful

[@goverlord]

I was just looking it up because it's mentioned in Ruyi's Royal love. Definitely an acquired taste

[@thomask9272]

Absolutely stunning! ❤️

[@liliencalvel6151]

iThis is absolutely beautiful! I say that thier long long hair was maintained by thier servants.

[@Ackbarfangirl]

That the Chinese were producing these works dealing specifically with the reality/art/dream split, centuries before Bayreuth had even been imagined… it makes this Wagnerite feel humbled.

[@gl312]

昆曲是唯一我听力会起鸡皮疙瘩的戏曲。西方歌剧都没有昆曲这么连续让我颅内高潮。

[@andricolondean4492]

after a time in reality i was taste the soup from my dream and from then i love egdrop soup. god blles you china for i was laky to hawe this honor of swet fellofvship.

[@tshiololiai6135]

Wasnt that song that Ling Fei sang to QianLong Emperor when she seduced him in the hot water springs ?

[@kathy4634]

我觉得中国文化很美，保护它！！

[@acappellaartist6678]

I love everything about this! However, my mom wouldn't be able to last LOL

[@laclasse3970]

I love it even if I don't understand what they say. The music is interesting

[@andriasti8114]

Entah mengapa sedari kecil saya sangat menyukai Opera ini

[@douglaslbarr9572]

MUITO LINDA A CANÇÃO. CHINESE GIRL IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.

[@victorfang1295]

只有很高的中国文学涵养和中国诗词基础才能知晓这段歌词描绘的是何等美妙的春景，还有知府小姐对父母门当户对婚姻安排的反感和憧憬自由的渴望。

[@simonkuo7045]

there is another video of Peony Pavilion -- with English Subtitles 遊園 驚夢 牡丹亭 英語 by KunQu actress Shen FengYing

[@jshisamazing8758]

I noticed that they don't blink during their performances at all. Is it true that they have their eyes open the entire time? P.S. : This is my first time watching Chinese opera and I'm in love with it!!

[@tfnvv5469]

As a child I was mostly scared of their controlled, smiling facial expressions. It’s like they’re wearing a mask and unable to move their face and have a plastered smile on their face.

[@marianamarr]

É lindo. Eu amo.

[@celycely219]

can someone recommend me a good chinese opera song? loooove chinese opera

[@oolight]

This one is the most famous piece from Kunqu opera Peony Pavilion. There is another one quite well known and popular, Drunken Concubine, from Beijing opera.

[@cinnabar_]

Chen Shimei also a very good opera, the story is very good with morality of life

[@natalia.a020]

Ode of litchi, a Cantonese song. It's sung in an opera style

[@amandatavares7350]

Apaixonada.

[@alanOHALAN]

Yunjin actually sings Kunqu.

[@cinnabar_]

hello can i ask why you said so? im not proficient in chinese nor chinese opera, i just knew that kunqu is the oldest opera, and the lyrics is very profound in it's meaning. i thought cutscene Yunjin is Peking (Beijing) Opera style, with how she dressed and quite modernise it is. but i do agree that her voiceline is more traditional. so i hope you can elaborate and give me information why you said her style is Kunqu instead. thank you! :)

[@alanOHALAN]

@@cinnabar_ Actually I might be wrong. She sings in Peking Opera.

[@ximenahernandez-pc6ox]

they don´t use a microphone, how come they can sing so loud??!!

[@theconsumerofgods7979]

They could have microphone that is small.

[@hibrydmusic8084]

They lowkey sound like Yolandi Visser tho.

[@papachrist200]

Don’t diss Yolandi like this.

[@brandonwhelan292]

I was gonna say that

[@ayamothy4628]

OH MY GOD THEY DO-

[@saniru4164]

How do people make music this good? So good I had to cover my ears!!!

[@中华苏维埃]

This is Chinese drama

[@felixvonharu1757]

it s aquired taste.

[@simonkuo7045]

Peony Pavilion -- with English Subtitles 遊園 驚夢 牡丹亭 英語 by KunQu actress Shen FengYing

[@hantangrushi5540]

昆曲史上最佳游园搭档。

[@brownmullins]

Big fan of traditional Asian cultures, especially male singers. Is this a Nandan?

[@felixvonharu1757]

they are all females playing female roles. of course, boy s trained can perform female roles too, but that's rare in modern days.

[@martalourenco3717]

Adorável!!!

[@噶噶-x8r]

在我很小很小的时候，我的妈妈带着我去看这种戏曲，当时我根本就听不懂，我只觉得她们的衣服举止说话的方式场景等等都很奇怪，我只是无聊的打着哈欠。现在，我认为她们说话的方式行为举止都是非常优雅的！场景和服装是如此的美丽！and我能够明白她们说的是什么话我为昆曲所着迷

[@ismaelfrederico761]

Lady zhen Honor of Kings Voice

[@nadatadi1927]

Which period the costume represent?

[@zoezou4835]

ming dynasty

[@felixvonharu1757]

total ming dynasty. qing kept the ming costumes in operas.

[@seryouperez8444]

hey what say the song?? it´s nice song

[@irischeung5566]

Sean Kanon 牡丹亭(The Poney Pavilion)

[@rogerfaint499]

Peony Pavilion - one of the well-known Kunqu opera.

[@buisuu]

Heavenly Power and Earth well Power (YinYan) is encapsuling our inner selves 3 Balls In the Dahmma liying screatly silent within us Do never open or lingdee will meet You.

[@seryouperez8444]

hey what saying the song? it´s important the letter of the song please

[@AyubuKK]

Nice

[@WashingtonDC20032]

I need subtitles please.

[@Angela61160]

Genial❤❤

[@feliciasteffitanaya4588]

Who came here be sure of ruyi's royal love in the palace?

[@douglaslbarr9572]

Que lindas meu Deus

[@jianxiongRaven]

to think this was tv back in the past

[@TomTom-og3tv]

中國曲藝🥁 太迷人🤩🤩🤩

[@zuzka6519]

some people here are uneccesarily rude, they will talk abt other cultures yet they themselves have no culture

[@chickenjoe0925]

My new ring tone

[@yengyui7172]

Hmmm interesting.....

[@monuram2675]

what she is saying

[@aybukedilek4602]

Hiç yabancı ya da kötü gelmedi. İç sesim benle tam olarak böyle konuşuyor😅

[@cinevadoarcineva9214]

suspiciously*

[@andricolondean4492]

once ,i had a dream that i was in wery hungry and sad, sudently a hand with a bowl of egdrop soup soooo delicius was ghiwen to my, and color of that bowl was like that sweet lady hawe. ;).

[@NaughtyPandaOvO]

良辰美景奈何天

[@chinpoon1377]

唱的很好，只是小姐略显欢愉了！缺了一些抑郁愁苦的滋味

[@hantangrushi5540]

这是春晚节目，要娱乐观众，不可能像剧中那样惆怅。

[@bepisplsno.1]

Are they wearing masks or do they NOT BLINK

[@DocAcher]

Intriguing, but not my vibe. Glad it exists, though

[@claircooper2262]

u sound brillant

[@fransiscasunmoikho6551]

❤️👍

[@alibabaandforty]

背景和灯光太俗。拉低了档次。

[@chickenjoe0925]

Ahhhh fun

[@ghoulx4939]

Help me

[@夏霖-j6w]

好望

[@andricolondean4492]

loong life to goddes like that hoo fell the importane of friebdship.

[@VocalEdgeTV]

Number of blinks: 0

[@osrs_xipi]

Is there an English sub version?

[@Ranjul_kumar]

Are they mimicking a doll? Guessed it from their attite and voice

[@LL-lw4bn]

It is not a living. They played the record.

[@某某劉-v9r]

昆曲相比京剧更加儒雅

[@wuminshi8716]

各有特色，褒奖一个同时不要去诋毁另一个

[@chianzhang6195]

@@wuminshi8716昆曲是百戏之母，京剧是结合了南方昆曲和秦腔等. 昆曲确实要典雅一些，不是贬不贬低的问题

[@手残二十年]

但都好听啊

[@yamitsutv7277]

wooooooow