Famous Yue opera performance artist
Jin Caifeng, the founder of the Yue opera Jinpai
This morning at 10:45 a.m
Died in Shanghai Xuhui District Central Hospital
He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 9
Famous Yue opera performance artist Jin Caifeng
The Shanghai Yue Theatre has just released its obituary
In the eyes of many theater fans, Jin Caifeng teacher
It is Wang Xifeng in "Dream of the Red Chamber"
It is the Cui Yingying in "The Tale of the West Chamber"
It is Yan Lanzhen in "Panfu"
It is Li Xiuying in "Jade Hairpin"
She is also Empress Dou in "Empress Wen of Han"
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She has left a generation with unforgettable memories
Wang Xifeng played by Jin Caifeng in the 62-year color Yue opera drama "Dream of the Red Chamber"
Jinpai is a genre of Yue opera Danjiao founded by Jin Caifeng. Jin Caifeng, formerly known as Jin Cuifeng, was born in Shanghai in November 1930 in Yin County, Zhejiang Province, and was admitted to the training class of the Xuesheng Theater Troupe in 1946.
Gold caifeng life photos
Later, he transferred to dongshan yue art society to play Danjiao, together with Lu Ruiying and Ding Saijun, known as the "Dongshan" sanding armor. In the summer of 1951, he entered the Yue Opera Troupe of the East China Opera Research Institute, and in 1955, he joined the newly built Shanghai Yue Opera House. Jin Caifeng works as a boudoir and is also good at flower dan.
With the Yue opera sisters (front row from left: Zhang Yunxia, Wang Xinghua, Jin Caifeng; back row: Yuan Xuefen and Qi Yaxian)
Jin Caifeng's singing voice inherits the Yuan (Xuefen) school, and absorbs the vocal cavity components of Shi Yinhua and Fu Quanxiang, and also absorbs the mellowness of Fan Ruijuan's singing cavity, which is integrated and self-contained, and is recognized as the "Golden School".
She is good at performing everyone's boudoir show, singing tactfully reverberating, euphemistic and smooth, rigid and soft, and full of charm;
She is also good at Green Jacket, performing delicate and timeless, and is good at portraying the inner feelings of the characters.
She has sung Yuan Pai's famous dramas "Xi Xiang Ji" and "Xiang Lin Sister-in-law", and when singing, she not only maintained the euphemistic and smooth characteristics of Yuan Pai, but also played her own singing method with a brighter voice and stronger strength, giving the singing voice another artistic feature, which was called "Yuan Cavity Golden Singing" by musicians.
Played Cui Yingying in "The Tale of the West Chamber"
In 1962, "Jade Hairpin" was also made into a color opera film, directed by Wu Yonggang and starring Jin Caifeng and Chen Shaochun. Among them, the "three covers" is the core singing section. The whole section of singing from slow to fast, from fast to scattered, vividly portrays Li Xiuying's kind character, has a strong artistic appeal.
From Yan Lanzhen to Xianglin Sister-in-law, from Jiang Shuiying to Xu Guangping, from Li Xiuying to Cui Yingying, repeatedly pondering, striving for excellence, meticulously carving the characters' hands and feet, costume details, and constantly exploring and creating the singing voice, making the old drama repeatedly performed, and she was also praised by the fans as "living Lanzhen" and "Shen Xiuying".
In 1962, he played Li Xiuying in "Jasper Hairpin"
In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Jiefang Daily in February 2016, Jin Caifeng, who is known as "Shen Xiuying", although he is over eighty years old, he still maintains an excellent state, his face is white and tender, and his body shape is not out of shape, which is her requirement for herself: "Being an actor is a lifetime of grinding, pay attention to diet, pay attention to shape. If you appear in front of people, you can't collapse. ”
On February 27, 2012, Jin Caifeng published a signed article in Jiefang Daily entitled "The Charm of Personality and Artistic Virtue" to review his artistic experience. She wrote:
When I was a student, I was a hardcore "fan" of teacher Yuan Xuefen. At that time, the Snow Sound Troupe she led was very prestigious. In my impression, although I can't say anything, I always feel that this troupe has many very unique places compared with many other troupes at that time. Whether it's makeup, sets, costumes or repertoire, it's all so deeply appealing to me. I remember that Teacher Yuan wore a long skirt of pearl yarn in "The Absolute Queen", the color was light lake green, and the light hit it, which was very beautiful. This novel and beautiful costume is unprecedented in Yue opera. The repertoire of the Snow Sound Troupe at that time was created by the choreographer, whether it was the plot or the stage presentation, it gave people a refreshing feeling. What attracted me the most was Teacher Yuan's superb performance. Every time she performs, she can be emotional, acting to the emotional place, it is easy to touch the hearts of the audience, and the appeal is very strong. Every time I watch her performance, I have to remember it for a long time.
In 1946, I was admitted to the Snow Sound Troupe. The examiners are yuan xuefen, Fan Ruijuan and Wu Xiaolou and other senior artists. Since then, I have had more opportunities to meet and get to know this highly respected artist. At that time, the Xuesheng Opera Troupe recruited a total of more than 30 people, and this group of students was taught some basic opera skills by Kunqu opera artist Zheng Chuanjian, while playing and running dragon sets for big-name artists on the stage. In the old society, the identities of the famous horns and the little dragon set were very different, but the Xuesheng Theater Troupe was a very enlightened troupe, there were not many rules, and we all called Yuan Xuefen Miss Yuan at that time. Miss Yuan not only does not put up a shelf, but also cares very much for us young people. At that time, the theater owner did not pay us, and many performances, including cosmetics, were funded by Miss Yuan. Miss Yuan has a good reputation for her concern for her subordinates. At the end of one year, when the box was sealed, she gave a Female Staff Member a MerdenEse Cheongsam, and a Male Staff Member a Zhongshan Suit, which was extremely rare in the drama class of the old society. Another example is that she is particularly protective of the choreographers. At that time, Because Nanwei had many children, the family economy was relatively poor. Miss Yuan has the heart to help him, but she is afraid that too direct financial support will embarrass Nanwei and be rejected, so she always sends milk cakes to her children in the name of milk cakes, mixed with money in milk cakes to give to him. This way made Nan Wei very moved, and later after everyone learned about this matter, they all expressed their admiration for Miss Yuan's personality.
Up and down the troupe, Teacher Yuan has a high prestige. However, this prestige is not deliberately imposed on others by her, but because of her noble personality charm, which is naturally formed in our minds. Of course, this was my later acquaintance, when I was only vaguely attracted to the unique temperament of her body, and longed for her "different". Although she has always been a serious style in her work, in life, she has never been as the outside world speculates, always with a straight face and harsh and harsh. I remember that when the night show was over, she and the seniors would call us up and go to the restaurant next to the Great Bright Cinema to have a late night snack. After all, we were still young at that time, and we couldn't have a deeper communication with the teachers, so we could only eat while quietly listening to the teachers and choreographers talking about the play. They would talk about the experience of acting, talk about the storyline of the play, and sometimes talk about the idea of a new play. I have benefited a lot from this time. From them, I understood that the creation of the repertoire has a very close relationship with the actors, and that we should integrate ourselves into the creation, rather than waiting for the choreographer to bring the ready-made work to "perform". Teacher Yuan, especially a creative artist, has her own unique insights from the script to the singing voice and choreography. This is beyond the reach of ordinary actors.
From a naïve middle school student to a troupe actor, the transformation is very large. Two scenes a day and night, usually not going home until midnight, is very hard. Many of the students recruited by our batch of Xuesheng have relatively good family conditions, and their original intention is only to like Yue opera, close to their favorite troupes and actors, and they did not expect this kind of hard work. Gradually, many of my classmates gave up, and in the end only three people, including me, insisted on staying. My family's economic conditions are not very good, in order to save some fare, every day I carry my lunch box for half an hour to go to the troupe. At the end of the evening performance, a person walks on a silent road, and from time to time some small hooligans appear, which is very unsafe. Coupled with the fact that my grandmother was opposed to my entry into the industry at that time, she felt that I would not have much success in singing, and it would be better to marry someone earlier. During that time, I was also confused about my future. From the bottom of my heart, I like Yue opera very much and want to make a difference on the stage. But the surroundings often make me skeptical of my decisions and make me feel lonely. I remember very clearly that one night, the performance was "Daughter Country", and during the waiting period, I plucked up enough courage to say to Teacher Yuan: "Miss Yuan, after performing this play, I will not come." Miss Yuan did not speak at that time, but just nodded her head indifferently. After the performance, she specifically called me in front of me and said to me in a sincere tone: "You have been studying for so long, isn't it a pity to give up now?" You better keep acting! "Although there were no excessive words of retention, I was very touched at the time, because this is my heart. How much I need to have someone I trust in that situation gives me a little strength. Perhaps at that time, even I did not think that Teacher Yuan's words had affected my whole life. After following Teacher Yuan for many years, whether in art or on the road of life, Teacher Yuan is a model and model in my heart. Her tortuous life experience and charismatic personality guided me in the direction of my life.
For the death of Teacher Jin Caifeng
Many netizens have expressed their sadness
May a generation of Yue opera grandmaster Teacher Jin go all the way!