20世纪初至今,百余年来京剧一直是旦角的天下。男旦中又数梅兰芳、程砚秋、荀慧生、尚小云四位最为走红。他们以各自的风格特色,各自的代表剧目,形成了四大流派。最能代表戏曲流派特色的当然是唱腔,而唱腔音色的特点在戏曲流派的形成中起到了主导作用,如梅派的圆润、程派的含蓄、荀派的柔媚、尚派的刚劲。 Since the early 20th century, Peking Opera has been a world leader in more than a century. Male Dan also Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu, Xun Huisheng, Shang Xiaoyun four most popular. They have their own style characteristics, their respective repertoire, formed four major schools. Of course, the most representative of opera genre is of course singing, while the characteristic of singing timbre plays a leading role in the formation of opera genre, such as the mellow plum, the implicitness of the Cheng-style school, the gracefulness of the Xun style and the vigorousness of the Shang school.