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Cantonese opera master Zeng Xiaomin walked into Henan, symphony concert "good to hear and good to see"
On the evening of April 20, it rained lightly in Zhengzhou, which had been sunny for several days. The temperature has dropped slightly, and the Henan Provincial People's Hall in the center of the city is still bustling. It was crowded with more than 1,000 spectators who braved the rain to watch the Guangdong Cantonese Theatre perform.
The performances of Cantonese opera masters such as Zeng Xiaomin received loud applause
In the evening, as a Guangdong literary and art "Touyan Project" project, the Zeng Xiaomin Cantonese Opera Art National Tour, guided by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, sponsored by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province, and undertaken by the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre, officially opened the performance of Zhengzhou Station. This is also the first time that the tour has gone out of Guangdong.
Zeng Xiaomin, president of Guangdong Cantonese Theatre, together with Ding Fan, Wen Ruqing, Wang Yanfei, Zhu Hongxing and many other famous Cantonese opera artists, cooperated with the Henan Symphony Orchestra to bring a symphony concert of "I am Zeng Xiaomin" - "Drama Say", presenting an audiovisual feast in which Eastern and Western instruments shine together and traditional and modern arts are integrated.
The biggest feeling is that it sounds good and looks good
The one-and-a-half-hour symphony concert was all-encompassing and all-encompassing, leading the Henan audience to appreciate the unique charm of Lingnan traditional culture Cantonese opera. In the program list, there are not only the warm Cantonese songs "Life Blossoms" and "Every Spring" newly created in recent years, but also the classic song "Ode to Lychee", as well as the wonderful clips of Cantonese opera "White Snake Legend "Love", "Red Turban", "Liu Yi Strange Edge", "Lady Of the Kingdom" and other good dramas.
Zeng Xiaomin on the stage
Zeng Xiaomin played different styles of roles on the stage, including Bai Suzhen and the Dragon Girl Sanniang in the traditional play, Mrs. Sin in the historical theme of the main drama, and the laborers in the modern drama "bring well". Some theater fans said that they enjoyed the representative singing segments in several of Zeng Xiaomin's plays one night, and they were addicted!
Zeng Xiaomin sang excerpts from "Liu Yi's Strange Origin" on the same stage with her master Ding Fan
Zeng Xiaomin and Cantonese opera master Wen Ruqing sang excerpts from "The Legend of the White Snake • Love"
As for whether he will worry about whether Henan audiences can't understand Cantonese, Zeng Xiaomin said in an interview with the Southern Daily reporter, "Opera is universal and inclusive. Henan has a deep cultural foundation of opera, and we find that many Henan audiences are very concerned about Cantonese opera. Cantonese opera came to Henan, and I believe the audience will like it. It is hoped that in such a large opera province, more audiences will open the door to cantonese opera and let the audience enjoy Chinese local opera from different angles. ”
Aunt Chen, an audience member who lives in Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City, specially bought a red folder with the image of "Lady Xian" printed on it before the performance as a souvenir for her grandson. She told reporters that she went to Guangzhou many years ago to see Cantonese opera performances and liked it. "For example, cantonese music "Backgammon" will also be listened to, and the rhythm is very cheerful. Henan is a 'drama town', this Time Cantonese Opera can come to Henan to exchange performances, especially good! Aunt Chen said that although she could not understand Cantonese, it did not prevent her from appreciating music, the fusion of symphony and folk music, and the sound effect sounded very enjoyable.
"Post-95" Zhengzhou native Xiao Liu is watching Cantonese opera for the first time. "The biggest feeling is that it sounds good, especially the costumes and choreography of "White Snake • Love", the actor's water sleeves come out, and the picture is so beautiful."
The performance scene of "The Legend of the White Snake • Love" was praised by the Audience of Zhengzhou
At the end of the performance, at the request of the local audience, Zeng Xiaomin brought a Cantonese song "Shanghai Beach". "The audience in Henan specifically asked to listen to 'Shanghai Beach', which is a very classic Cantonese song." Zeng Xiaomin said. "The waves run and the waves, the gushing rivers never end..." When the familiar melody sounded, some audiences could not help but follow the beat, and the concert ended perfectly in warm applause.
Yueyu celebrities interacted on the same stage
The Zhengzhou performance with the theme of "Cultural Yue Yu" is of course indispensable to the interaction with the local drama Genre Yu Opera. Yu opera is the main local drama genre in Henan. In the "Easter Egg" session of the evening, the audience was pleasantly surprised to find that Li Shujian, president of Henan Yu Theater, took the stage and made an impromptu dialogue with Zeng Xiaomin.
Li Shujian, a famous Yu opera performance artist and director of Henan Yu Theater, and Zeng Xiaomin had an impromptu dialogue
Li Shujian said: "President Zeng Xiaomin crossed the Yangtze River and came to the Yellow River to present the classic Cantonese opera art to the people of Henan and contribute to the cultural exchanges between the two places. ”
Subsequently, Li Shujian brought excerpts from the masterpiece "Cheng Baby Saves Orphans", and the high and powerful singing voice was very penetrating. This is the second time that the two masters have performed on the same stage. On the stage of this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Li Shujian and Zeng Xiaomin successively brought wonderful singing segments of their respective dramas. The exciting excerpts from the Yu opera "Dadeng Dian" and the beautiful Cantonese opera "White Snake Legend • Love" made the national audience feel the different characteristics of the two dramas.
Zeng Xiaomin said: "The sound cavity of Yu opera is particularly infectious, and it is a kind of drama that I like very much in my mind. There are many commonalities between Yu opera and Cantonese opera, for example, we all have a Zizi cavity, and there is a common foundation in the singing cavity. It is hoped that the artistic collision between 'Yue Yu' can produce newer things, learn from each other and integrate innovation. ”
Cantonese opera + symphony, shocking audiovisual effects
In the "Drama Say" Symphony Concert at Zhengzhou Station, Guangdong Cantonese Theatre cooperated with the Henan Symphony Orchestra to continue the integration theme of "Cantonese Opera + Symphony".
With the addition of the symphony orchestra, the repertoire was re-instrumented, presenting a shocking and rich audiovisual effect in terms of expressiveness. Especially in the excerpt of "Lady of the Kingdom", the addition of large percussion music such as snare drums and big drums, as well as the sound of trumpets blown by brass pipes, set off the magnificent momentum of the departure of the army. In the excerpt of "The Legend of the White Snake • Love", the flexible and beautiful harp is embellished, as if unfolding a lyrical and romantic poetic picture.
Zeng Xiaomin sang an excerpt from "Lady Chenguo"
Fan Tao, the conductor of this performance and a famous conductor, told reporters that this is his first time to conduct Cantonese opera. "I was very impressed by this collaboration and broke my original imagination. It was thought that the cooperation between Cantonese opera and symphony could be disrupted. Through this collaboration, I found that the two are highly integrated. This should be the Cantonese opera itself singing, fluency and lyricism are particularly good, and the melody is catchy, very comfortable, this is a very successful cooperation. ”
This concert continues the theme of "Cantonese Opera + Symphony"
It is reported that on the evening of April 21, the People's Hall of Henan Province will also stage a new Cantonese opera "White Snake Biography • Love", and the millennium "love" words will be displayed in a new vision, which is also the representative work of Zeng Xiaomin who won the 16th Wenhua Performance Award and the 28th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, which is very worth looking forward to.
[Reporter] Xu Ziming Intern Lin Meiyou
【Photo】 Qiu Minye Intern Cai Jiahong
【Video】He Zhihao
【Author】 Xu Ziming; Qiu Minye; He Zhihao
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client
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