11 Facts About Cantonese opera

Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province.

Gradually, Cantonese Opera became a part of daily entertainment activity in the colony.

However, Cantonese Opera began to decline as TV and cinema started to develop in the late 1960s.

Local Teochew Cantonese opera troupes lost their ground regarding live-on-stage Ghost Festival Cantonese opera performances when the business environment was destroyed.

Chan Kim-seng, the former chairperson of Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong, saw similar threats towards Cantonese opera and fought tooth and nail for job security of members.

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Speech-types are of a wide variety: one is nearly identical to standard conversational Cantonese opera, while another is a very smooth and refined delivery of a passage of poetry; some have one form or another of instrumental accompaniment while others have none; and some serve fairly specific functions, while others are more widely adaptable to variety of dramatic needs.

Cantonese opera uses Mandarin or Guan Hua when actors are involved with government, monarchy, or military.

Cantonese opera pieces are classified either as "theatrical" or "singing stage" .

Western music in Cantonese opera is accompanied by strings, woodwinds, brass plus electrified instruments.

Use of instruments in Cantonese opera is influenced by both western and eastern cultures.

Instrumental ensemble of Cantonese opera is composed of two sections: the melody section and the percussion section.