Classics of Yu Opera are sung in Yu Garden, and "Liyuan Sisters" appear in Shanghai
On May 26, the three-day Yu Opera performance in Yuyuan Maritime Liyuan came to a successful conclusion. Famous Henan opera masters Li Shujian and Hu Meiling joined hands with the Xinzheng City Henan Opera Troupe to carefully create small theater versions of Henan operas "Breaking Hongzhou", "Mulan" and "The Great Sacrifice Stake", interpreting the cultural stories of "Yu Garden, Henan Opera, and Meeting a Friend".
"Broken Hongzhou", "Hua Mulan" and "The Great Sacrifice Stake" are all representative plays of Henan opera master Chang Xiangyu - Mu Guiying strictly enforces military discipline and works together to crush foreign invasion; Hua Mulan joins the army for her father and does not give way to women; Huang Guiying treats love Unswervingly loyal and daring to resist feudal ethics. "Broken Hongzhou" was first performed by Chang Xiangyu in January 1958. In the spring of 1959, after Chairman Mao Zedong watched "Broken Hongzhou" starring Chang Xiangyu in Henan, he wrote to Premier Zhou Enlai and recommended the play to be performed in Beijing for representatives of the Party Congress. "Broken Hongzhou", "Mulan" and "The Great Sacrifice Stake" are currently not only the regular repertoire, but also the regular repertoire of Henan theater troupes across the country.
"Broken Hongzhou", "Mulan" and "The Big Sacrificial Stake" performed in Yuyuan are all small theater versions adapted from Changpai classics. While maintaining the classic plot and singing, they combine traditional Yu opera with Henan's "Spraying the Sky" Combination, focusing on exploring the character's heart, and presenting the character's emotions in a more delicate and vivid way. The leading actors Cao Huimin and Cao Huifang studied under the performing artist Hu Meiling. They are disciples of the Chang School of Henan Opera and are known as the "Sisters in the Liyuan". Li Shujian, a famous Henan opera artist, played the role of "Old Home Courtyard" in "The Big Sacrifice Stake" in order to encourage young people to be willing to be green leaves.
As an important force in the inheritance and development of Henan Opera, Henan Li Shujian Opera Art Center has long been committed to the dissemination and exchange of Henan Opera art. Since this year, "Yu Garden·Yu Opera·Meeting a Friend", Yu Opera actor Li Shujian has been stationed in Shanghai Yu Garden, Henan Art Center Small Theater, Beijing Henan Building and other places to perform immersive resident performances one after another, marking Li Shujian's "Yu Garden·Jingyuan·Home" Take three steps to take root. The on-site performance of Henan Opera subverts the previous performance methods, making traditional culture more attractive to young audiences in a more youthful manner.
The event is hosted by Henan Cultural Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Yuyuan Tourism Mall Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, Henan Li Shujian Opera Art Center, Xinzheng Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Henan Radio and Television Liyuan Channel Mobile Opera Channel, Organized by Shanghai Shuye Construction Group Drama Culture and Arts Co., Ltd.
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