Zhuhai, 12 Dec (Xinhua) -- "Grandpa said that there is danger outside, there are big bad wolves outside, I want to have wings, fly like a bird to the blue sky, fly freely..." On the evening of the 11th, at the Zhuhai Huafa Central Theater, more than 100 teenagers from Xiangyue Ao jointly performed the musical "Peter and the Wolf."
The musical is carried out in a tight rhythm with great dramatic tension, and the young actors not only sing well, but also perform vividly with spirituality, shaping each character vividly and vividly, which won the warm applause of the audience.
"Peter and the Wolf" is a symphonic fairy tale written by the Soviet composer Prokofiev for children and young children, completed in the spring of 1936, and has been a regular performance of the world's major symphony orchestras since its release. It tells the story of the young Peter, with the help of his good friends Birds and cats, wrestling with the wolf and finally capturing the wolf.
Xu Ying, a national first-class screenwriter and artistic director of Nanguo New Society, introduced that this work used to be performed in the form of symphonies, adapting the symphony of half an hour into a 70-minute musical, and turning the form of instrumental interpretation of the role into a vocal singing, which is a new attempt.
According to reports, the young actors who starred in this musical "Peter and the Wolf" are all from the countryside of Hunan and have been funded by the "Looking for Larks in the Mountains" musical talent training program. Starting from 2020, starting from scratch, systematically learning vocal music, dance, lines, acting, music theory, sight singing ear training and other courses, the progress is rapid, "Peter and the Wolf" is the first musical they rehearsed.
Peng Yifeng, general manager of Nanguo News Agency, said that this is the first time that the children have gone out of Hunan to perform jointly with teenagers from Macao, Zhuhai and Hengqin. ”
The premiere invited the Macao Peizheng Secondary School Choir and the Hengqin Yixiao Choir, which had performed the "Song of the Seven Sons", as the accompaniment, the Zhuhai No. 1 Middle Pipe Symphony Orchestra and the Zhuhai Huafa Youth Orchestra as the accompaniment, and 16 small actors from the Hunan Provincial Acrobatic Troupe were specially invited to assist in the performance.
Jiang Hui, director of the musical, said that in order to prepare for this performance, the children have been practicing for more than 4 months. Students used their spare time to rehearse online remotely, "The children only got together for the run-in rehearsal in these two days, the whole process was very challenging, and today's performance was very successful." ”
Mr. Zhao, who came to see the play with a 6-year-old child, said: "This musical is very relaxed and lively, and it also reflects the exchange of teenagers in the three places, which is particularly meaningful, and the whole performance my children have watched it." ”
Huang Yujie, acting director of the People's Livelihood Affairs Bureau of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone, said that this performance is a brand new attempt to cooperate and exchange between young people and children in Hunan Province, Guangdong and Macao, which is of great significance to Macao children's attention to and understanding of the mainland of the motherland, and is a useful exploration for strengthening cultural exchanges among young people in Guangdong and Macao.
The performance was jointly prepared and planned by the People's Livelihood Affairs Bureau of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone, Hunan Nanguo News Agency and Changsha Malanshan China Original Musical Theatre Base. (End)
Source: Xinhua News Agency