"Literary and art workers are indispensable screws on the gears of the revolution, and I myself did receive revolutionary education through singing, and songs themselves are just art, and when they are given historical significance and revolutionary significance, they become different." As a literary and art worker, Li Guangxi's life has been dedicated to the cause of singing. Even in his later years, he was active on stage.
Beijing Youth Daily reporters last April 29 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China "Party history in literary and art classics" series of activities last time li Guangxi last time, when the 92-year-old he was in good spirits, clear thinking, and still singing a song "Ode to Yan'an" on the spot.
For the 92-year-old who can still stand on the stage, Li Guangxi said at the time, "As an old intellectual, the society I learned through music is a complete transformation of life. I can still stand here at the age of 92, with two words in my heart - 'responsibility'. If my singing voice brings beauty to everyone, it is a little fun. The songs I sing are inspiring to others, to life, and it's a kind of music. ”
Lun Bing, a former reporter and music critic of Beijing Youth Daily, formed a deep friendship with Li Guangxi during his interview career, and Lun Bing believes that Li Guangxi is an artist who constantly pursues art. "When I was young, I grew up watching Mr. Lee Guangxi's operas, and his performances were superb. I remember that the National Centre for the Performing Arts first staged "La Traviata", Teacher Li went to see it, and after watching it, he called me and said that he had a lot of feelings and wanted to write an article. He said that every time he watched "La Traviata", he could learn a lot from it, and he also had a lot of feelings, and he should be the kind of artist who lived to be old and learned from the old, and he was very strict about art. ”
Lun Bing remembered once talking to Li Guangxi about his ideas about opera and art, and Li Guangxi said, "Singing actors have a good voice, so they should sing for more listeners, sing with their own sincerity and sincerity to music." So in addition to singing, he also holds solo concerts. In addition, Li Guangxi is also particularly keen on youth popularization activities, often participating in some public welfare performances and social activities. "He can go to the countryside, to the wheat field, no matter what kind of stage, he is willing to really sing, even in his old age, his voice is not as beautiful as when he was young, but he also asks himself to really sing the real accompaniment, leaving his sincere voice for people, which is the endless pursuit of art." 」
In The eyes of Lun Bing, Li Guangxi was a particularly approachable old gentleman. He is also willing to help young people improve, willing to impress these young people with his sincerity, and often goes out to give lectures, using his own artistic experience of performing operas and singing songs to tell young people how to work hard to become a real artist. "His lifelong pursuit of music was truly tireless, and we were particularly touched."
Photography / Noble
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
Editor/Cui Wei