"1699 Peach Blossom Fan" comes deep, the beauty of the lyrics, the beauty of the stage

The love story of Li Xiangjun and Hou Fangyu, one of the eight Yans of Qin Huai, can be described as a household name, if it is interpreted with Kunqu opera, how pleasing to the eye and beautiful? On the evening of December 3rd, as one of the heavy performances of the 9th Shenzhen Famous Opera Artists Exhibition, the Kunqu opera drama "1699 Peach Blossom Fan" brought by the Kun Opera House of Jiangsu Performing Arts Group debuted at the Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, which set off a Kunqu fever.

Beautiful and full of the charm of Kunqu opera

In the evening, the drama of "1699 Peach Blossom Fan" kicked off. The performance scene was basically full, and most of the people who came to see the play were young people. Just like the premiere of "1699 Peach Blossom Fan" 15 years ago, the average age of the actors is only 18 years old. At that time, The Kunqu opera actor Shan Wen, who played Li Xiangjun, was only 16 years old. After 15 years, this Kun opera has become the masterpiece of the Kun Theater of Jiangsu Performing Arts Group, and has toured the world so far, and the classic has not faded.

"1699 Peach Blossom Fan" is starred by young Kunqu masters Shan Wen, Shi Xiaming, Xu Sijia, Zhou Xin and so on. Among them, Shan Wen, the actress Li Xiangjun, won the first place in the opera category of the 29th Plum Blossom Awards in 2019, and Shi Xiaming, Xu Sijia and Zhou Xin are the best among the young generation of actors in the national Kunqu opera industry.

"1699 · Peach Blossom Fan" sings simple and condensed lyrics, vividly showing the beautiful and lingering elegance of Kunqu opera. This Kunqu opera blockbuster drama allows Shenzhen citizens to feel the charm of Kunqu opera in elegance and delicacy. "The actor has a deep foundation, and the characters are portrayed in three points, vivid images." After watching it, Aunt Xu, a senior ticket friend, is still immersed in the beauty of singing and dancing, which is lingering and gentle, soft and long, and singing and dancing.

The stage beauty of kunqu opera "1699 Peach Blossom Fan" is also intoxicating. In order to reproduce the background of the ming dynasty Nanjing Liudu era, "1699 Peach Blossom Fan" will be known as the "Ming Dynasty Qingming River Map" known as the national treasure level picture scroll "Nandu Fanhui Map" in the form of a stage secondary design, once again projected on the stage.

The beauty of the lyrics, the beauty of the stage, the beauty of the costumes, the beauty of the actors, and the beauty of the performance have won the praise of Shenzhen ticket holders for the Masterpiece of Kunqu Opera, "1699 · Peach Blossom Fan".

Kunqu opera is embraced by more young people, full of vitality and appeal

"Thanks to the audience in Shenzhen, I didn't expect Kunqu opera to have such a deep and extensive base of ticket holders in young Shenzhen, and young ticket holders are willing to spend money to buy tickets to see a Kunqu opera, which is touching." Shi Xiaming, director of the Kun Opera House of Jiangsu Performing Arts Group, who starred hou Fangyu, said that he hoped to further strengthen cultural exchanges with Shenzhen and bring more and better Kunqu opera to Shenzhen audiences.

Shan Wen, another starring young Kunqu opera performance artist who plays Li Xiangjun, believes that Kunqu opera is now embraced by more young people, and as the fourth generation of Kunqu opera, she has the responsibility to make this ancient opera more charming vitality and artistic appeal, and rehearse more and better Kunqu opera works.

5 well-known domestic opera theater troupes have been invited to stage a number of major plays

During the 9th Shenzhen Famous Opera Masters Exhibition and Performance Activity, the organizers also joined hands with the Shenzhen Theater to carry out the "Xiqu Morning Tea" famous lectures, Xiqu famous opera into the campus and other activities, aiming to attract more students and citizens to participate and jointly promote the inheritance and development of the excellent traditional culture of the nation.

It is reported that the 9th Shenzhen Famous Opera Masters Exhibition was hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, and hosted by the Shenzhen Theater, and invited five well-known domestic opera theater troupes to stage a number of large-scale opera performances from October to December. Next, two major plays will be staged, "LiJing Ji" of Guangdong Chao Theater and "White Snake Legend of Love" of Guangdong Cantonese Theatre. In addition to on-site viewing, the public can watch the live broadcast through the "Shenzhen Theater" WeChat public account.

Written by: Nandu reporter Huang Lu Photo: Provided by the organizers

Editor: Chai Hua

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