In order to improve the status of Zhuang (bi), I always go in and out of major theaters several times a year. Look at this and that, the appreciation of Zhuang (Bi), water (Ji) and energy is increasing day by day.

So the question is, what do those operas, musicals and stage plays mean? Aren't they all performed on the stage?

In fact, the difference is still great ~

Many people confuse opera with musicals, but there are great differences between them.

This is a clear picture I found on the Internet:

Opera actually appeared a long time ago. In ancient Greek drama performances, chorus was used to accompany singers. Musical is an opera genre that originated in Britain at the end of 19. It is a form of drama performance combining dialogue and singing, without the traditional recitation and aria in opera.

There are some tricky ways to distinguish: for example, an opera performance must be accompanied by an orchestra, because most of the opera music is created by classical music on the basis of traditional orchestras. Musicals, on the other hand, have a very free musical style, from jazz to rock, accompanied by a large number of electro-acoustic bands.

In addition, opera singers don't use microphones when performing, while musical performers must wear microphones. This is also related to their singing skills. Opera is basically a bel canto, without a microphone, the sound can resound through the audience and resonate with the audience.

Some people say that watching opera pays attention to the appreciation of vocal music, but performance is actually secondary. Therefore, opera belongs to music art.

However, musicals are different. Because of the compact rhythm and lively atmosphere, watching a musical is more like watching a drama, and the plot and performance have a strong sense of substitution, so it belongs to drama art. When choosing musical actors, they pay special attention to the shaping of the roles in the play by performance and harmony. For example, the French musical Romeo and Juliet has been staged since 2000. When choosing the leading role, we will focus on boys and girls around the age of 20, because it should match the age of Romeo and Juliet in the script.

However, in fact, the connection between opera and musical is still controversial. For example, Phantom of the Opera is one of the four classic musicals in the world, but most of the songs in it are mainly Bel Canto, which can also be said to be a model of the transition from opera to operetta to musical.

This stage play is easy to understand. The meaning of stage play is very wide. As long as they are performed on the stage, operas, musicals, dramas, musicals and so on can generally be collectively referred to as stage plays.