At 6:00 a.m. on June 2, the famous Yue opera artist Zhao Zhigang received the score of "The Most Beautiful is that Touch of Red", "I didn't expect that Teacher Chen Jun's composition speed was so fast, thanks to the creative team for the continuous rotation." On June 20, the 2021 Shanghai Asian Music Festival "Red" will be staged in Dongyi, and Zhao Zhigang, together with Chen Xiang, Han Tingting, Xie Jinlian and others, will jointly present their voices. Zhao Zhigang said, "The two main parts of the performance, the red voice and the classic "Dream of the Red Chamber", are the embodiment of the dual connotation of 'red', which is not only the pursuit of bright oriental red, but also the Chinese red of brilliant culture." ”
Zhao Zhigang and Chen Xiang co-performed the original Yue opera opening "The Most Beautiful is that Touch of Red", which was specially composed for this performance, written by Du Zhumin, composed by Chen Jun, arranged by Zhang Zhilin, and sung by Ningbo Xiaobaihua actors. The song uses romantic techniques to look back at the great leap forward of the Communist Party of China leading the people of the whole country to stand up, get rich, and become strong, and stand at a new starting point of the past century to look back at the road ahead.
Zhao Zhigang introduced that the Yue opera musical "Red Detachment of Women" is one of the original red theme masterpieces of Zhao's workshop, and the fragment of "Saying Happiness, Delaying Speech" sung by Zhao Zhigang and Chen Xiang is simple and affectionate, paying tribute to the century-old struggle road. "Red Voice" also includes "I Love You China" sung by Han Tingting, a descendant of the Fan Pai of Yue Opera, Xie Jinlian's performance of Yue opera "Sister Jiang Embroidered Red Flag", Pan Qiaoqiao's performance of "Zhong soul song • Remember that year Qingshuitang", and Zhao Yijiao Yue opera Xiaohua brought a children's version of the Yue song "Singing Mountain Songs to the Party".
The second part of "Red" is the Yue opera oratorio "Dream of the Red Chamber", starring Zhao Zhigang and Chen Xiang as "Yin (Guifang) Faction" Baoyu and "Lü (Ruiying) Faction" Daiyu. Ningbo Xiaobaihua master Hua Dan Xie Jinlian plays Yuan (Xuefen) Pai Baochao. The embodiment of other characters in the "Grand View Garden", the atmosphere of prosperity to withering, and the simplification of complexity are completed by the stage Chinese and Western big bands and twelve choruses.
Zhao Zhigang recalled that his mentor Yin Guifang was the first Yue opera actor to perform "Dream of the Red Chamber". Zhao Zhigang performed the symphony "Yin (Guifang) Yuan (Xuefen)" version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" at the Shanghai Grand Theatre and Fang Yafen in 2000. The "Yin (Guifang) Lü (Ruiying)" version of the oratorio "Dream of the Red Chamber" was premiered in Hong Kong by Zhao Workshop in 2017 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, ascended to the Oriental Arts Center in 2018, and performed immersive performances in the Enamel Hall and Half Mu Garden on the 37th floor of the Shanghai Center in 2019.
On June 20th, the second appearance of the Dongyi Concert Hall, the Yue opera oratorio "Dream of the Red Chamber" will carry out exploration and innovation suitable for the performance of Yue opera, composer Zhu Lixi and singing voice design Chen Jun will give a new explanation to the play, breaking the restrictions on the performance of the oratorio, skillfully using music, suites and other forms, with the help of choreography, lighting and song teams and other means, give full play to the singing advantages of the three main actors of Bao, Dai and Chao, connect with classic and newly created singing segments, and enhance the coherence, narrative and completeness of the plot. "Reading the West Chamber", "Burying Flowers", "Burning Manuscripts" and "A Hundred Years of Good Things And Tonight", etc., originate from the classics and do not lose their novelty.
The script of the oratorio drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" was written by Daniel Zhang, the screenwriter of the TV series "The Pretender", and on the basis of the classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" written by Xu Jin, he created new chapters such as "Baochao Embroidery", "Baoyu Listening to the Qin", "Too Vain Dream" and so on. Daniel Zhang also added "Notes on Good Songs" with unique ingenuity, more profoundly interpreting the warning significance of the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber". At the end of the play, it ends with "too vain to find a dream", comforting those who have lamented and sentimentalized for the sadness of "Bao Dai".
Zhao Zhigang said that he is a new generation of drama workers cultivated after the reform and opening up, "I believe that all the artists, young actors and I stand on the 'red' stage have the same feelings: the red voice, the classic "Dream of the Red Chamber", these two red colors, express our determination to keep the integrity and innovation, create for the times and the people." ”
Column Editor-in-Chief: Li Junna Text Editor: Li Junna Photo Editor: Shao Jing
Source: Author: Zhuge Yi