Henan opera has always been known for its singing. The singing is arranged at key points in the plot. The singing is smooth, rhythmic and highly colloquial. Generally speaking, the words are clear and the flow is smooth and easy for the audience to hear. It shows that Show unique artistic charm. The style of Henan Opera is first of all passionate and masculine, good at performing majestic large-scale dramas, and has strong emotional strength; secondly, it is rich in local characteristics, simple and popular, natural in nature, and close to the lives of the people; thirdly, it has a distinctive and strong rhythm , the conflicts are sharp, the plot has a beginning and an end, and the characters are sharp and sharp.

The stage equipment for early Henan opera performances was extremely simple. It often only used reed mats and foils, and a table and two chairs on the stage to start the performance. Those who play small gongs and bangzi also serve as "inspections". After entering the city, there were relatively fixed theaters and the stage equipment was improved. Yusheng Theater has adopted some curtains and scenery, and the costumes of the female actors emphasize "the old Dan is clear, the Zhengdan is handsome, and the Hua Dan is romantic". Since then, it has been influenced by Peking Opera costumes and has become basically the same as Peking Opera costumes.

The traditional process of Henan Opera has strong local characteristics in Henan. In the long-term artistic practice, it has been constantly innovated. Art is perfected day by day. At the same time, a large number of artistically accomplished actors have emerged in various industries.

The music of Yu opera belongs to the bangzi tune system, which is a banqiang style. According to the records of "Qilu Deng" written by Li Luyuan in the Qing Dynasty in the 42nd year of Qianlong's reign (1777) and "Qi County Chronicles" in the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign (1788), the local Bangzi opera was already popular in Kaifeng and Qixian areas at that time, and had Performed together with Luo Opera and Juan Opera, it is also known as "Bang Luo Juan". According to legends among the artists, the earliest teachers of Henan opera were the Jiang family and the Xu family. The Jiang family held classes in Zhuxian Town, south of Kaifeng, and the Xu family held classes in Qingheji, east of Kaifeng. During the development process of Henan Opera, due to the influence of factors such as pronunciation and folk music from various places, artistic schools with different regional styles were formed in music. That is, "Xiangfu Diao" centered on Kaifeng; "Eastern Henan Diao" centered on Shangqiu; "Western Henan Diao" (also known as "Xifu Diao") centered on Luoyang; and "Xianfu Diao" formed in the Shahe area in southern Henan. "Shahe Diao". Among them, "Xiangfu Diao" and "Shahe Diao" are relatively similar to "Yudong Diao" in terms of singing structure, mode, melody, rhythm, syntactic composition and pronunciation, so they are collectively called "Yudong Diao". Therefore, the singing rhythm of Henan Opera today is generally divided into "Eastern Henan Diao" and "Western Henan Diao". Therefore, today's Henan Opera singing music is generally divided into "Eastern Henan Diao" and "Western Henan Diao", each with its own distinctive characteristics. The main tone of the "Yundong Diao" singing tune is "5". It is based on Zhongzhou phonology and the pronunciation of Shangqiu and Kaifeng. In traditional singing, falsetto (erbenqiang) is often used in traditional singing. The voice is high and thin, with more coloratura, and is passionate, bold, and bold. It has bright and fancy characteristics. The main tone of the "Henan Western Diao" singing tune is "1". It is based on Zhongzhou phonology and Luoyang pronunciation. In traditional singing, the real voice (Daben tune) is often used, with a loud voice and a round tune, and a cold rhyme (crying tune). ), with the characteristics of rough, vigorous, tragic and deep. In the early development process of Henan opera, these two major tunes were "each blowing his own trumpet and each singing his own tune". Exchanges began in the 1930s. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, we eliminated "sectarian views", communicated with each other, learned from each other, learned from each other's strengths, and achieved a comprehensive understanding. The above is the traditional classification of Yudong tune, Xiangfu tune, Shahe tune and Henan west tune in the past according to the different regions where it is spread. In addition, according to the difference in the singing area of ??its singing music, the first three categories are lumped into the eastern part of Henan. Tune, commonly known as "upper five tones". Corresponding to these is the Henan Western tune, which is sung in a lower register, commonly known as "lower five notes".