Original title: The seventh time on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala Li Shujian performed the classic singing segment
In the opera program "Endless Pear Garden Love" on the scene of the "2022 Spring Festival Gala" of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, many fans and friends saw the figure of Li Shujian, vice chairman of the China Drama Association, chairman of the Henan Provincial Drama Association, and president of henan Yu Theater.
It is understood that this is the seventh time that Li Shujian has appeared on the stage of CCTV's "Spring Festival Gala", and he has cooperated with Han Zaifen, Mao Weitao, Chen Shaoyun, Yang Chi and many other opera celebrities.
The Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Tiger focuses on playing the Spring Festival song on the new journey, adheres to the warm and warm main tone, and deeply reflects the major themes of the centenary of the founding of the Party, rural revitalization, ecological civilization, winter Olympics, And China aerospace with novel and unique literary and artistic works, and presents both Chinese cultural heritage and aesthetic pursuit of the times, pays attention to the deep integration of science and technology and art, and presents a Spring Festival cultural feast of "laughter, beauty, amazement, and tears" for Chinese people at home and abroad in a joyful and auspicious atmosphere.
According to the requirements of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the selected programs should highlight the cheerful, exciting, festive and auspicious festival atmosphere. After receiving the notice from the CCTV Spring Festival Gala crew, Li Shujian held a meeting with many experts such as Tang Qihe, a national first-class composer, and Li Hongquan, a national first-class conductor, to discuss and study together, and on the basis of the classic Yu opera "Three Weeping Halls", he re-created and arranged the classic singing section of Yu opera from singing voice, music, composition, composition to orchestration, etc. "Li Shimin Ascended the Dragon Seat and Praised by all the People".
Yu opera was born in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in the Qing Dynasty, flourished in New China, and over the past three hundred years, it has taken root and sprouted in the Central Plains and been sung from generation to generation. After several generations of unremitting efforts, Yu opera has now become the largest local drama genre in China.
As a leading figure of Chinese Yu opera, Li Shujian has been practicing for more than 40 years, and his representative works "Cheng Baby Save Orphans", "Qingfeng Pavilion", "Su Wu Muyang", "Yi Bo Yun Tian" and "Loyalty and Filial Piety and Righteousness" four-step works reflect his consistent adherence to tradition, consolidate the roots and seek innovation, while focusing on the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture, and has won a number of national awards. In particular, "Cheng Baby Saves Orphans" appeared on the Broadway stage of the American Theater Center on February 17, 2013, and on October 18, 2016, it appeared at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, the global film center.
Once again invited to appear at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala performance, Li Shujian was very emotional: "We want to use the cultural business card of Yu opera to spread the simple and strong patriotic feelings of Henan people, and sing the indomitable spirit of our sons and daughters in the Central Plains." At the same time, it is also hoped that more audiences will understand and like Yu opera, so that traditional arts can approach the audience and young people, so as to achieve the new dissemination of old opera. ”
(Big River Network)