Reminisce about the glory days and relive the red classics. Recently, the first round of the national tour of the classic modern Peking Opera "Surprise Attack white tiger troupe" of the Peking Opera House in Shandong Province began. The wonderful performance at the Guangxi Culture and Arts Center on November 17 won warm applause from the audience, and then the "Surprise Attack white tiger troupe" will continue to carry out high-level tours in Jiangxi, Shanxi and other provinces, and plans to complete the national tour in three years, so that this classic of composing heroic epics will be sung everywhere.
"The bullets are loaded, the knives are sharpened, the arrogance of killing the enemy fills the barracks, the single-class charge horn sounds, the sharp knife is directly inserted into the chest of the enemy, the battle song of the charge has been sung, and our heroes are full of fighting spirit..." "The Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment" is a modern Peking opera adapted from the true deeds of Yang Yucai, the hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in the Korean War, and this story is familiar to many viewers: The Fifth Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, and Yan Weicai, the combat hero of the reconnaissance platoon of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, led the "sharp knife squad" and plunged directly into the heart of the enemy, with amazing bravery and wit. Breaking through many difficulties, with the help of the Korean masses Choe Dajie, he brilliantly completed the task of destroying the regimental headquarters of the pseudo-"White Tiger Regiment," disrupted the deployment of the enemy army, and created conditions for a large-scale counterattack on all fronts. The modern Peking Opera art form of "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment" presents the years of war and smoke, leading the audience to feel the revolutionary heroism of the Chinese Volunteer Army who are not afraid of sacrifice and brave and tenacious, and is a tribute to the most lovely people.
"Raid on the White Tiger Troupe" is a classic work recorded in the history of the development of new Chinese art, and has been loved by audiences since its successful creation in the 1960s. In 1964, he participated in the "National Peking Opera Modern Opera Observation and Performance Conference", which received a warm response and was widely praised. In 1972, "Raid on the White Tiger Regiment" was brought to the screen by Changchun Film Studio, causing a sensation in the country. "Circle fans" 60 years, the drama is still hot has not decreased. In 2020, the Beijing Opera House of Shandong Province rearranged this play for the third time, and the "classic" was rejuvenated, which once again triggered a boom in watching the opera.
The reason why the artistic charm of "Raid on the White Tiger Troupe" has lasted for a long time is that it creatively uses the traditional performance programs and figures of Peking Opera to express modern warfare. The drama lasts about 120 minutes, and is divided into 9 scenes: the prologue "Advancing Side by Side", the epilogue "Chasing Victory", and "Combat Friendship", "Insisting on Struggle", "Reconnaissance Behind Enemy Lines", "Taking the Initiative to Ask for Battle", "Taking the Oath to Leave", "Inserting behind Enemy Lines", "Outposts", "Flying Over the Graben", and "Raiding the Bandit's Nest", each of which has a theme and distinctive characteristics. As the plot progresses layer by layer, the image of each character is also more full. In the various scenes of "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Group", there are many dangerous actions, which is also the difficulty of rehearsal of the play, and also achieves the artistic height of the play.
In a scene of "Inserting Behind enemy lines", the lead actor and the actor of the "sharp knife class" should "go down high" from a height of two meters in a variety of postures, "swooping forward in the clouds", "turning in the clouds", "turning over the three hundred and six turns of the lower height" are all extremely skillful and very testing actions, and the difficulty coefficient requirements are also very high in the action of turning over the barbed wire fence and turning the window in the play. In the repeated polishing and strict requirements of the rehearsal, the actors of the Beijing Opera House in Shandong Province completed the classic "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Troupe" at a high level.
"Raid on the White Tiger Regiment" pays more attention to the embodiment of the times while reproducing the classic. In order to pursue the "old taste", the stage art, props, costumes, etc. that have been preserved for more than 50 years will be restored and used; on the basis of retaining the original stage style, in accordance with contemporary aesthetic requirements, combined with modern sound, light, electrical technology and equipment, equipped with newly produced stage art, costumes, etc., the scene effect is shocking. The music singing voice realizes the deep integration of the traditional Peking Opera band and the Western orchestra, and the classic singing sections such as Xipi Liushui "Defeating the Wolf of American Imperialism Ambition" and Erhuang Allegro "Never Let the Mei and Li Bandits Escape Alone" are encouraged.
In July 2020, the rematch premiere of "Surprise Attack white tiger group" was a complete success, and the classic charm once again shocked the audience. Since its rehearsal, "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Troupe" has been performed in Beijing many times, which has been warmly welcomed by the audience and praised by the industry inside and outside the industry, and has been selected for the outstanding stage art exhibition and performance repertoire celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the key support works of the "Stage Art Creation Project celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China", and the outstanding stage art repertoire commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The revolutionary heroism of the classic "Raid on the White Tiger Regiment" has inspired generations, and this national tour is both a performance of the classic's new vitality and the best way to respond to the audience's demands.
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