On the 25th, the Chinese New Year's Eve "Zither Opera Yale Peking Opera Guzheng Concert" was staged in Beijing, kicking off the Prelude to the Spring Festival series of performances in the Year of the Tiger in the Zhongshan Park Music Hall. A series of themed performances including opera, symphony, percussion, guqin and musical poetry recitation will be staged during the Spring Festival to accompany the audience to spend the Happy Chinese New Year.
According to reports, on the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 1, in the "National Rhyme Huayin - Peking Opera Famous Duan • New Year Large-scale Concert", Chi Xiaoqiu, Du Zhenjie, Zhang Huifang, Hu Wenge and other famous artists will lead the way and will bring "Da Deng Dian", "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang", "Mu Guiying Hangs Commander" and other popular excerpts. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, in the "Ugly Late Yin Early Winter Proud Snow Plum Blossom Competition towards the Sun - 2022 New Year Famous Artists Famous Duan Opera Concert", opera artists from the five major drama genres of Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Commentary, Hebei Zizi and Beijing Opera will join forces to create a Chinese opera carnival, show the charm of traditional opera, and inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
The Spring Festival performance will also highlight the Olympic theme. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the "Covenant of Ice and Snow - Beijing Symphony Orchestra • New Year Concert" will perform "Olympic Horn", "Summoning Heroes", "Olympic Spirit", etc.; on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, "Ice and Snow Dream Burning Feast - Percussion New Year Concert", the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games "Me and You", the theme slogan promotion song "Together to the Future" of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games will be presented in the form of percussion.
In addition, "Poetry Love - Romantic Valentine's Day Concert" and "A Curtain of Dreams and Ten Miles of Tenderness - Meeting Love in Kunqu Opera • Shangyuan Festival Gala" will create a festive atmosphere of love and romance for the audience in the form of recitation, vocal music and performance.
Reporter: Shi Jingnan
Editor: Li Xiaohu
Image courtesy of Zhongshan Park Music Hall