7he 1II0dem Beijillg opera p/r(l' .-\ Pack of Iiolley. peljorllled I~l' tbe Be(jillg Opera 7i'01l1Je ojHllbei Prorillce. elllploys aJair~l' ~)lJical stage desigll. ill tbat IIjJstage tbere is a bilge decoratire drall'illg as tbe lIIaili jeatllre oJtbe sellillg alld ollstage are Oll~l' a sillgle table alld a sillgle stoo!. tblls cOlldellsillg tbe elelllellts ojstage decoratioll illto tbe paillted IIpstage backgrolllld cllrtaill alld learillg lIIaxillllllll .ljJace celltel' stagejor tbe peljorlllers. lhe backdrop cllrtaill sbolrs ill lillear e.mggeratioll a bilge. sOlllell'bat lIIissbapeli IJear tree lI'itb plllllljJ leares alld brallcbes. set o1f~l' st)'li::ed!Jailltillg. SlIcb a desigll is illielided to collreya ricbJla/"Or ojlife as lI'ell as a IIlIiqlle aestbetic IOllch 7he traditiollal p/r()' Three BloII's 011 ~le. Tao Sailchull. peljorllled ~)' tbe Beijillg Opera Trollpe ojBeijillg. JollolI's tbe sallie prillciple ojlearillg a lI'ide opell ~jJace jor tbe peljorlllilig alld IJIlllilig tbe sellillg lIIaill~l' 011 tbe bacJ.!drop. cOllpled lI'itb a jell' large props. III tbe lraditiollal Beijillg opera p/r(l' ~IOlllllaill of Flames staged ~l' tbe Beijillg Opera Ellsemble ojHarbill. lIatllral mOlllltaill rocks are trallsfigllred alld drastica/~l' e.mlzr;,erated to bigbligbttbe olltlilles ojtbe mOlllltaill Oil tbe stage alld tbe 1II011l1iaill itself is appropriatel)' si::ed to.f71 ill lI'itb tbe gelleral st)'le oJtbe particlllar lillearit)'. 26 "I'R [, I, I 'I " (. 1D&1