When it comes to the "best partner" in the Peking Opera circle, Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu must be on the list.
Some people say that it was Yu Kuizhi who made Li Shengsu.
Yu Kuizhi, on the other hand, said that we have achieved each other.
Because Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu are such a tacit partner, there are also many scandals about the relationship between these two people.
Peking Opera master Yu Kuizhi was young and successful, only because he was too much to promote Li Shengsu, although he was married, he was always scandalous.
In this regard, Yu Kuizhi said, "We are just a very tacit partner. ”
Yu Kuizhi
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > diligent and diligent, and achieve "Peking Opera Master"</h1>
Yu Kuizhi can be called the most famous Peking Opera singer in contemporary China, with such a grand title as "the best voice in the Peking Opera industry".
Yu Kuizhi was born on December 15, 1961, to a working family in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, the son of a worker and a music teacher at a local primary school.
Perhaps inheriting the part of his mother's musical talent in his bones, Yu Kuizhi was influenced by his mother and has also loved music since he was a child.
The innate conditions of Yu Kuizhi's voice are very good.
At the age of ten, Yu Kuizhi fell under the knees of Famous Teachers such as Yang Yuanyong and began to learn to sing.
At that time, it was a good era of reform and opening up in New China, and the Chinese opera school was in urgent need of cultivating talents, and was opening up the quota for external enrollment, so Yu Kuizhi rushed from Shenyang to Beijing without stopping.
Thanks to the solid foundation of the Shenyang Peking Opera House student class in the previous few years and his amazing talent, yu Kuizhi stood out among the students with excellent results and was finally admitted to the China Peking Opera House.
That year, Yu Kuizhi was only twenty years old.
Yu Kuizhi is a person who is particularly capable of suffering.
In the eyes of insiders, Yu Kuizhi's innate conditions are very good, but he is far from meeting his current achievements and has never relaxed his strict requirements for himself.
Yu Kuizhi's hard work has also touched many artists of the older generation, and many famous teachers are willing to give him more opportunities to promote Yu Kuizhi and let him practice a few more points.
At that time, Yuan Shihai, a famous Chinese Peking Opera performing arts master, once commented on Yu Kuizhi:
"Yu Kuizhi's Peking Opera talent is extremely high, and many of us say that he was born to eat this bowl of rice.
Yuan Shihai
We insiders talk about the art of Peking Opera, mainly paying attention to a 'singing and doing overturning'.
First of all, Yu Kuizhi's singing skills have certain skills, full of charm, very attractive, and there is passion when performing, and he is good at enriching the inner emotions of various characters.
His martial arts foundation is also very solid, and he has a good grasp of some of the tricks and moves needed on the stage. ”
From the beginning of the lonely and nameless running dragon set, to the lead actor, the leader of the group, and then to the vice dean and art director, Yu Kuizhi talked about the growth process along the way, and he was often grateful.
Yu Kuizhi said:
"From childhood to adulthood, my dream was to be a good Peking Opera actor. All the achievements and glory I have gained today must be thanked by the party and the people for their cultivation and love for me. I just caught up with the good opportunity of China's reform and opening up, which gave me the opportunity to enter the Peking Opera House in China. I like the artistic atmosphere here and cherish every opportunity to perform. ”
Yu Kuizhi's first performance on stage was because of a chance.
That year, when Yuan Shihai led the troupe to the three northeastern provinces to perform "Huarong Dao", one of the leading actors who played Guan Yu could not play for some reason, yuan Shihai immediately decided to shoot the case, "Just let Yu Kuizhi top!" ”
As soon as Yu Kuizhi's "Guan Yu" appeared, he won the applause of the audience on and off the stage.
Even Yuan Shihai frequently praised, "This boy is really unexpected! ”
Since then, Yu Kuizhi has been out of control, and it didn't take long for him to become a well-known new sharp.
At that time, every two years, there must be one or more awards that belonged to Kuizhi.
From the national young Peking Opera outstanding actor to his plum blossom award, from the "Star of Chinese Peking Opera" to the Mei Lanfang Gold Award, Yu Kuizhi's reputation has not only risen in the folk, but even won the approval of the central government.
Yu Kuizhi once had three years of continuous mountain climbing the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and works such as "Singing Horse Character Order", "Pear Garden New Year", "Red Women's Army" and other works were his proud works, and even most of the people at that time could follow him to hum a few words.
Regarding the inheritance of traditional repertoire, Yu Kuizhi has his own unique views.
Yu Kuizhi believes that "the display of traditional repertoire not only requires the original taste, but also to a certain extent, it is also necessary to "innovate the old", there should be "the magic of icing on the cake", how to accept the artistic content inherited in it completely and carry it forward, so that is the true meaning of art. ”
Yu Kuizhi exchanged his hard work and sweat for the title of "Peking Opera Master", wherever he acted, he became popular, and the people of the people also affectionately called him "box office old student".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > promoted Li Shengsu, and the two had a lot of scandals</h1>
Yu Kuizhi's professional ability is not to be said, however, about Yu Kuizhi's personal love life, there are many rumors about him and his partner Li Shengsu.
Li Shengsu was born in 1966 to an ordinary peasant family in Xingtai, Hebei Province.
Since childhood, Li Shengsu has been very fond of singing.
When Li Shengsu was still young, the village was very popular with revolutionary model plays, and often organized the masses to watch big plays.
Li Shengsu watched offstage, followed the actors on the stage to learn decently, and many people laughed at her as "Xiao Tiemei".
At the age of 10, Li Shengsu began to learn drama with Teacher Wei Shengliang of hebei theater troupe, which was the first step in her theater career.
Li Shengsu
Li Shengsu followed the troupe around to set up a stage to sing, she was not afraid of hardships and hardships, and the basic skills were also very solid.
Later, Li Shengsu entered the door of Mr. Mei Baojiu, the son of Mei Lanfang, and became a veritable "Descendant of mei Pai".
It was also in this year that Li Shengsu entered Beijing to hold a personal special performance and won the "13th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award".
Mei Baojiu
In this way, Li Shengsu can also be regarded as a small success.
Under the promotion of Yu Kuizhi, compared with Yu Kuizhi, who became famous at a young age, Li Shengsu was considered to be a late instrument.
To a certain extent, Li Shengsu's performance strength is still there, but she always lacks an opportunity to "become famous".
Everyone familiar with the Peking Opera circle knows that Li Shengsu's opportunity to become famous was given to her by Yu Kuizhi in the end.
It is said that at that time, Yu Kuizhi, as the signature "old student" of the China Peking Opera, needed to find a "Danjiao" who could partner with him for a long time to match his performance.
As a hot upstart in the Peking Opera circle, many people have squeezed their heads and want to become partners with Yu Kuizhi.
During that time, there were many well-known actors in the Beijing Opera House in China who wanted to partner with Yu Kuizhi, but they never got a reply from Yu Kuizhi.
Surprisingly, Yu Kuizhi had only seen Li Shengsu's performances a few times, and then resolutely chose Li Shengsu as his partner.
It was this decision that ruined the reputations of both Kui Zhi and Li Shengsu.
In this regard, Yu Kuizhi explained:
"I think that whether it is the vocal conditions of the two of us, or the style of the stage performance, as well as the height and body shape, Li Shengsu and I are more suitable.
In fact, Li Shengsu and I became classmates when we were young and middle-aged outstanding Peking Opera actors in the second graduate school, and the pursuit and understanding of art between the two of us were relatively consistent, so I chose her as my partner, not as rumors circulated, we had any improper relationship. ”
From "Tang Guifei", "Feng Hui Chao", and then to "Mei Lanfang" and "Chibi", Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu have walked through more than ten years of stage time, because of their artistic complementarity, they have also become recognized as "golden partners" in the Peking Opera circle.
Under the promotion of Kuizhi, Li Shengsu's current strength is also comparable to his.
Yu Kuizhi is recognized as the "first old student of Peking Opera", and Li Shengsu has also been known as the "first person in Meipai Qingyi" in recent years.
Insiders watching the two perform on the same stage is called "visual enjoyment".
The cooperation between the two on and off the stage is very tacit, so in the eyes of outsiders, there is still an ambiguous scandal between Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu.
In response to these unrealistic reports, Yu Kuizhi once publicly responded:
"Li Shengsu and I are both married, and we hope that these false scandals will not hurt our families again." My wife, in particular, has given a lot to support my cause and doesn't want her to be sad about these nonsensical things anymore. ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > in Kui Zhi and Liang Yiwei's "Beijing Drama Plot"</h1>
Yu Kuizhi's original wife was Liang Yiwei from Hong Kong.
Liang Yiwei
The connection between these two people is precisely due to "Peking Opera".
It is said that Liang Yiwei has been a Fan of Peking Opera since childhood, and since seeing Yu Kuizhi's performance on stage, she has been deeply impressed by Yu Kuizhi's handsome and free appearance, and Yu Kuizhi has become her idol.
At that time, in order to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Hui Ban's entry into Beijing, Yu Kuizhi went to the Hong Kong Starlight Theatre with the troupe.
That day, Liang Yiwei watched all of Yu Kuizhi's performances in one breath, and she fell in love with Yu Kuizhi at first sight, who was radiant on the stage, especially the pair of glowing eyes on the stage.
As soon as the performance ended, Liang Yiwei excitedly held a large bouquet of lilies she had just bought and hurried to the backstage.
At that time, Liang Yiwei did not speak Mandarin, and Yu Kuizhi could not speak Cantonese, so the two of them talked with a pen and paper.
Liang Yiwei told Yu Kuizhi, "I am Liang Yiwei, and I like the Peking Opera you play. ”
At the end of the chat, the two left contact information for each other and began to marry.
Yu Kuizhi stayed in Hong Kong for more than half a month, and during that time, as long as there was a performance by Yu Kuizhi, Liang Yiwei would definitely go to see it.
Liang Yiwei graduated from Canada, his father was a university professor, the family environment was good, and Yu Kuizhi was just a poor boy who received a salary of 400 yuan per month.
Liang Yiwei's parents are very opposed to this relationship.
However, Liang Yiwei stubbornly believes, "As long as the two truly love each other, it is nothing at all that the conditions are bitter." ”
So Liang Yiwei resolutely flew from Hong Kong to the unfamiliar Beijing.
A few years later, Yu Kuizhi and Liang Yiwei were officially married.
In order to take care of her husband's career, Liang Yiwei willingly washed his hands and made soup for Yu Kuizhi, only to be at ease as the "woman behind his back".
At that time, the only income of the couple was Yu Kuizhi's 400 yuan of economic resources, and life was very difficult.
To this end, Liang Yiwei had to be meticulous in all aspects of her life.
Sometimes Yu Kuizhi went to perform in other places, and Liang Yiwei nibbled on steamed buns at home alone.
In the past, she was Miss Qianjin, who lived an exquisite life, but since marrying Yu Kuizhi, she rarely bought clothes and never put on makeup on her face again.
Yu Kuizhi touched Liang Yiwei's increasingly rough hands, feeling very guilty.
But Liang Yiwei often comforted him, "As long as you can sing Peking Opera well, our days are worth it no matter how hard it is." ”
Liang Yiwei rarely appears in front of Yu Kuizhi's colleagues, and sometimes everyone does not know that Yu Kuizhi is married.
Therefore, during the period of cooperation between Kuizhi and Li Shengsu, many people naturally regarded the pair as an emotional "golden child", and there were many rumors about the two of them.
In order to protect Liang Yiwei from harm, Yu Kuizhi has mentioned more than once in public, "Li Shengsu and I are just a simple cooperative relationship, my wife is Liang Yiwei, the two of us have a good relationship, there is no divorce, there is no discord." ”
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu: golden partners of mutual achievement</h1>
To this day, Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu are still active on the stage of Peking Opera.
Yu Kuizhi now holds the position of artistic director of China's National Peking Theatre, is a national first-class actor, and also enjoys a special government allowance issued to him by the State Council.
At the same time, Yu Kuizhi was also a deputy to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress, and the vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association.
In addition to these feats of fame and fortune, he is still busy with the Peking Opera cause he loves.
After Yu Kuizhi and Liang Yiwei got married, the two gave birth to a son, and it just so happened that the three members of the family were all "cows" attributes, Yu Kuizhi said, he took the opportunity to give his son a nickname called "Cow Cow".
In the past few years, as Yu Kuizhi's Peking Opera career has become more and more mature, he often flew to perform all over the world, so he and his family are also less and more separated.
In January this year, Yu Kuizhi also took his old partner Li Shengsu to hold a "2021 New Year Peking Opera Concert" in Beijing, and many people said, "Yu Kuizhi's singing skills are really getting more and more pure, and he is really worthy of being the best voice in the Peking Opera industry."
In addition to the performance, Yu Kuizhi also cooperated with Li Shengsu in a new song - "Table In the Mountains and Rivers", the two are still tacitly understood, Li Shengsu's voice is sweet and bright and moist, Yu Kuizhi's voice is just soft and soft, coupled with the two solid singing skills, many netizens directly called "listening to it".
Li Shengsu is now also the main actor of the National Peking Opera of China, and is a first-class actor in the country, working in green clothes and flower shirts.
Li Shengsu also held the position of the head of the troupe of the National Peking Opera House, which can be called "the leader of the Peking Opera circle and a popular role", and is the "leading actor" in the troupe.
In addition, li Shengsu, as a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association, also enjoys special allowances from the State Council government.
In January this year, Li Shengsu, together with many famous Peking Opera artists, brought a wonderful "Peking Opera Famous Section Concert" to the audience at the Poly Theater in Beijing.
At the beginning of the performance, Li Shengsu sincerely said to the audience:
"It's been six years since I last performed at the Poly Theater in Beijing. I am honored to be here again in 2021, on this stage, we use this artistic performance of the national essence of Peking Opera to send you New Year's wishes, and hereby wish everyone a good start to 2021. ”
Li Shengsu opened with "Deep Night", well-known modern dramas such as "Red Lantern" and "Sha Jiabang" have appeared one after another, and familiar works such as "Red Lady" and "Zhuangyuan Media" are beautiful and moving, and the audience applauds continuously and wonderfully.
Yu Kuizhi appeared as the main axis of the performance, and Sang the wonderful singing sections of "Wild Boar Forest" and "Noble Concubine Drunk" and "Tai Zhen Wai Biography" with Li Shengsu, Li Shengsu dressed beautifully, Yu Kuizhi's tone was round and beautiful, and the singing voice was mellow, which won the applause of the audience.
Finally, Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu also collaborated in the form of a duet on the traditional Peking opera "Shilang Visiting Mother", which finally ended with the symphonic Peking Opera "Hero Dream".
Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu are quite heroic and heroic, and between them, they have nothing to do with love, but are more close friends.