| CAI LUONG (RENOVATED OPERA) |
| Overview - Plays |
I.
The origin of Cai Luong ( or Renovated Opera)
Cai Luong (Renovated Opera) appeared in the year tenth of the twentieth century. It was first officially performed abroad under the form of a modern opera in 19931 and then developed as a theater for amateurs. Cai Luong first appeared under the form of chamber music. Later on, one part of it was shifted into a kind of gesture performance (with different ways of speaking, declaiming, singing) and could be seen as a gestured form of singing. This new form was thus a renovated form of chamber music, and was called Cai Luong (Renovated Opera).
II. The Characteristics of Cai Luong
A. Music: Two kinds of music can be found in Cai Luong
According to way of doing musical research,
Two ways of performing music and song can be found in Cai Luong, depending on different methods of research:
B. Interpretation: Performance is very important in the art of Cai Luong. It is a kind of modern presentation, different from the classical drama performance (which uses symbolized - conventional gestures).
List of some " Cai luong" plays
