The fusion of five genres in "Sighing at the Five Nights" received applause, and Shu Yue directed the cast of "Lu Yachen Sells His Wife" | Shanghai Opera | Genres
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birthdays of the three masters of Shanghai opera, Ding Shie, Yang Feifei, and Wang Pansheng. From August 26th to 29th, the newly established Shanghai Tianhao Qinyue Shanghai Opera Troupe teamed up with the Shanghai Shanghai Opera Academy Youth Troupe to perform the traditional classic Shanghai Opera play "Lu Yachen Sells His Wife" at the Yangtze River Theater. A group of new generation Shanghai Opera actors born in 1995 and 2000 paid tribute to the predecessors of Shanghai Opera.
"Lu Yachen Selling His Wife" is a famous and representative play of the royal school. In 1987, well-known artists such as Ding Shi'e, Yang Feifei, Zhao Chunfang, and Shao Binsun joined and performed the Shanghai Opera Star Inheritance Edition of the play, which caused a sensation. The Shanghai Opera House has also performed the play multiple times. The performance from August 26th to 29th will be directed by Shu Yue, the artistic director of the Qinyue Shanghai Opera Troupe, as the rehearsal director. This is Shu Yue's second time directing the drama. In 2022, he was invited to rehearse "Lu Yachen Sells His Wife" for the Shanghai Opera House and perform it at the Wanping Theater and Tianchan Yifu Theater.
The 2013 Shanghai Opera House's young actors were the main contenders in the TV series "Lu Yachen Sells His Wife", both born in the 95s and 2000s. Wan Zitao, Li Bingru, and Xu Xiangxiang, the fourth generation successors of the Wang faction, respectively played the role of Lu Yachen. Wan Zitao, who played Lu Yachen in the first scene, is the youngest of all actors and was born in 2002. Li Bingru's performance of "Sighing at Five Nights" not only inherits the characteristics of the royal school, but also takes on the role of one person, presenting it in five different schools.
"Sighing at the Five Nights" is the most famous aria of "Lu Yachen Selling His Wife", sung by Wang Pansheng for 15 minutes. In 1996, when young actors from the Shanghai Shanghai Opera Theatre performed in the play, Shu Yue, as the direct descendant of Wang Pansheng, boldly innovated and adapted the singing sections based on the contemporary audience's appreciation habits. The five genres were presented in Spring, Wen, Shao, Jie, and Wang, and have been widely sung to this day.
The singing styles of the five predecessors of Shanghai opera each have their own characteristics: Zhao Chunfang's singing style is like a small bridge and flowing water, winding and winding, very magnificent; Xiao Wenbin was a master of Shanghai opera earlier than Shao Binsun and Wang Pansheng; Shao Binsun's singing style is high pitched and passionate, with spirit and responsibility; Jie Hongyuan's singing style is like Tai Chi Ball, "People do not leave the ball, the ball does not leave the person", from infinite to extreme, with lingering notes; Wang Pansheng's singing style is elegant and graceful, with a hint of white in his singing and a hint of white in his singing. In the past performances, this segment was sung by five actors respectively. This time, Li Bingru sang "Sigh at the Five Watches" alone, which made the audience exclaim in excitement.
The role of Lady Luo Xiuzhen in "Lu Yachen Sells Her Lady" is played by Shen Jiani, a member of the Shanghai Shanghai Opera Youth Troupe and a descendant of the Ding faction, and Chen Yueyin, a descendant of the Yang faction. Zhang Liuqin, the leader of the Qinyue Shanghai Opera Troupe, also made an impressive appearance, playing the role of the wife Luo Xiuzhen in the final scene. She has always loved Yang Feifei. Although she is over seventy years old, in order to commemorate Yang Feifei's centenary birthday, she studied the singing section "Embroidering the Chamber and Sighing Alone" in the drama word by word, practiced more than 20 times a day, and received enthusiastic applause from the audience.
Luo Mu is played by Chen Yuxuan, a member of the Shanghai Shanghai Opera Youth Troupe and a descendant of the Xiaoxiao faction, and Zhao Yajing, a descendant of the Wang faction. Cai Bobo is played by Wu Zhengguang, a national first-class actor and the head of the Shanghai Opera Youth Troupe, and Liu Minjie, a member of the Shanghai Opera Youth Troupe and a descendant of the Jiepai faction. They are diverse and diverse in style. At the end of the performance, the audience refused to leave for a long time, and the actors bid farewell time and time again. Many viewers say that they see hope in Shanghai opera and new developments in Shanghai style culture from young people.
