Source: China News Network
Shaoxing, February 15 (Reporter Xiang Jing) "A round of bright moon shines on tall buildings..." On the evening of February 15, the "Singing Together a Drama" 2022 Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala Lantern Festival kicked off in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. Wu Fenghua, Li Min and other more than 20 Yue opera masters jointly participated in the performance, with the theme of reunion, etc., with a variety of Yue opera genres online and offline "Lantern Festival".
2022 is the sixth year of the "Singing Together" Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala, and every year there are folding plays with specific themes staged in many cities. Different from the performance time of previous years, this year's Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala was specially arranged at the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Tiger in the Lunar Calendar, and a Yue Opera art feast was presented to the public on the "Reunion Night".
Fans filmed and recorded Yue opera performances by Xiang Jing
This year's Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala was jointly performed by more than 20 Yue opera masters such as Wu Fenghua, Li Min, Xu Ming, Cai Zhefei, Chen Huiling, Xie Qunying, Chen Fei, including more than 10 winners of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award.
"Baolian Lantern", "Chasing Fish", "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers", "Wang Tiger Robs Relatives", "Pearl Tower"... At the scene, the major genres were wonderful, and the classic singing segments with the themes of reunion, joy and mythology were interpreted. In addition, the "Yue Opera Chorus" composed of plays such as "Sending Flowers to the Building", "Drunken Princess", "West Lake Landscape is Still The Same" also made the audience feast their eyes.
Ms. Chen, a fan of Hangzhou Yue opera, said in an interview that watching Yue opera, guessing lantern riddles, and eating tangyuan is itself a way to celebrate the Lantern Festival, "I will pay attention to the Spring Festival Gala of Yue opera every year, in the context of epidemic prevention, I can hear the gentle singing voice on the spot, see the gorgeous water sleeves and so many Yue opera masters, I feel particularly happy and satisfied." ”
Yueyin melodiously celebrates the New Year and gathers together to celebrate the Lantern Festival. In the past six years, the Spring Festival Gala of Yue Opera has become a yue opera event that many opera fans are eagerly awaiting.
Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala viewing scene Xiang Jing photographed
In order to meet the needs of opera fans around the world, the Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala also opened a network channel, allowing the public to watch the live broadcast for free without leaving home and enjoy the essence of traditional opera. Ms. Wang, a fan of Nanjing Yue opera, told reporters that although she did not arrive at the scene, she and her family stayed at home to "watch" the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala of Yue Opera, and the Yue yin added a "reunion flavor" to the Lantern Festival.
Yue opera originated in Shaoxing and has a history of more than 100 years from local opera to the world. Over the years, Yue opera has formed its own unique artistic style and aesthetic paradigm, and has become a treasure of China's excellent traditional culture.
Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala scene Xiang Jing photographed
Qiu Jianping, chief planner of the Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala and general manager of Shaoxing Yue Opera Art Development Co., Ltd., said that the Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala is the first "Yue Opera Feast" presented by Shaoxing for opera fans, and this year Shaoxing will also hold the Fifth China Yue Opera Art Festival, hoping to broaden the road to the development of Yue Opera in the new era by exploring different inheritance methods. (End)