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ISBN: 9780898752038 | 0898752035
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/1/2001

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The Times and Opera	p. 3
The Opera Revolution Is a Requirement of the Times	p. 3
Principles Must Be Observed in the Opera Revolution	p. 7
The Sea of Blood-Style Opera Is an Opera of a New Style	p. 13
The Libretto	p. 19
The Libretto Is the Ideological and Artistic Basis of an Opera	p. 19
Lyrics Must Be Poetic	p. 31
Adaptation Requires the Proper Establishment of a Plot	p. 36
Opera Music	p. 42
The Stanzaic Song Is the Main Means of Operatic Portrayal	p. 42
Opera Songs Must Be Stanzaic	p. 42
Melodies Peculiar to a Nation Are the Basis of Opera Music	p. 48
Opera Songs Must Be Idiomatic	p. 55
The Pangchang Is Something of Our Own Style	p. 59
No Aspect of Life Is beyond the Descriptive Power of the Pangchang	p. 60
The Greater the Variety of the Pangchang Is the Better	p. 70
When the Orchestral Music Is Alive, the Stage Is Alive	p. 76
Orchestral Music Must Be Based on Stanzaic Songs	p. 77
Orchestral Music Must Be Alive	p. 79
National Instruments Must Be Combined with Western Instruments	p. 85
Musical Arrangement Is Essential	p. 91
Man and Life Must Be Depicted in Song	p. 95
There Should Be a Theme Song in an Opera	p. 96
Music and Drama Must Be Closely Allied	p. 100
Emotional Delineation Is the Main Aspect of the Organization of Musical Drama	p. 102
The Musical Line Must Be Established	p. 105
The Mood of the Music Must Be Coordinated	p. 116
Opera Dance	p. 118
There Should Be Dances in an Opera	p. 118
Dances Must Match the Drama	p. 121
The Patterns of Dance Movement Must Be Good	p. 125
Dances Must Be Idiomatic	p. 130
Opera Stage Art	p. 135
The Sets, Including the Backdrops, Must Be Realistic	p. 135
Make-up Promotes Characterization	p. 142
Costumes and Hand Props Are a Means of Characterization	p. 147
The Principle of Realism Must Be Observed in Stage Art	p. 150
Opera Stage Representation	p. 155
The Acting Must Sustain the Songs	p. 155
The Musical Interpretation Depends on the Conductor	p. 164
The Director Is Responsible for the Harmony of the Stage	p. 171
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