Keep "Shanghai" with one heart and move forward with art. Since the end of March, shanghai's major theaters and troupes have actively exerted the artistic power of literary and art workers, launching rich performances online, so that the general public can enjoy the performing arts feast. Since April 6th, the Shanghai Opera House has continuously launched the "Art Forward , Song on the Clouds" heat upgrade, launched a new planned guided tour series "Opera • The Jewel in the Crown of Art - Xu Zhong takes you into the world of opera art". Xu Zhong, president of shanghai opera house, transformed into a guided tour artist and met everyone at 15:00 every day on the video number of Shanghai Opera House and the official account of Station B.
The video series was recorded by Xu Zhong in a race against the clock before Puxi sealed the control. He said, "I am very pleased to be able to lead the colleagues of the Shanghai Opera House to use our expertise to stand up for 'Shanghai', approach the people through the cloud, listen to the people, and provide them with intimate, warm and heart-warming art services." During this special period, every artist in the business troupe of our Shanghai Opera House insisted on practicing sound, practicing the piano, practicing exercises, and always maintaining their best state to actively prepare for the subsequent performance plan. Looking forward to this epidemic prevention and control battle, with new and old audiences to meet in the theater, enjoy the charm of opera. ”
Stay at home and unlock the opera world in the clouds
It is said that opera is the jewel in the crown of art, but many people tend to be discouraged from opera because of stereotypes such as white snow, too advanced, and incomprehensible. The Shanghai Opera House's newly launched guided tour series "The Jewel in the Crown of Opera and Art" is precisely the hope that in this special period, more citizens can unlock the world of opera art without leaving home.
Dean Xu Zhong said, "As an art carrier of an international cultural metropolis, the Shanghai Opera House strives to create well-produced and exquisite Chinese and foreign operas on the one hand, so that the audience can get high-quality artistic enjoyment, on the other hand, it also vigorously carries out master classes and opera popularization activities such as entering schools, communities and buildings. This special period has given us new opportunities, new thinking and new planning to promote opera art in the cloud, cultivate opera audiences, and cultivate the opera market. ”
What is opera? And how to express the characters through sound, explain the relationship? What are the roles of re-singing, chorus, bands, and dances in opera? What role does the conductor play in this? Many viewers will often be curious about a small question mark, Xu Zhong will answer everyone one by one through ten guided tours.
At the same time, the guided tour series also selects the most representative Chinese and foreign opera excerpts from the many wonderful drama programs rehearsed by the artists of the Shanghai Opera House for different themes in each issue, so that everyone can better "digest and absorb" through the appreciation of classic excerpts after listening to the master's explanation.
Get close to the public and complete the extreme challenge in the shortest time
Since its launch on March 28, Shanghai Opera House's "Art Up Forward And Songs on the Clouds" series has not only been followed by many loyal drama fans and music fans, but also attracted the attention of many new audiences, including many users who are "road to fan".
Opera enthusiasts will follow the progress of the opera to the simultaneous online opera "Xiaobai" to introduce the plot, explain the music, and evaluate the actors. It is also these random bullet screens that bring inspiration to the "Jewel in the Crown of Opera and Art - Xu Zhong Takes You into the World of Opera Art" guided tour series.
"Going from a good idea to a good plan to a good show takes a lot of preparation. However, in the face of the great demand from today's audiences for high-quality online art content, we must race against time to promote it efficiently. This new guided tour series, from the initial idea to the specific phased theme framework, reached a consensus in less than half a day, and completed the first draft of the script overnight. After two half-day guided tours, more than 100 supporting opera passages were selected and edited in just a few days, as well as the production of the entire series. This online guided tour series can be described as an extreme challenge that we can complete in the shortest time. Xu Zhong said.
Role switching inspires greater passion to refine your skills
In the broadcast of "Art Rises Forward : Songs on the Clouds", there is also a special group of loyal fans, who not only track the content update of each day throughout the process, but also examine the artistic presentation of each repertoire program with a careful and even harsh attitude, and they are the artists of the Shanghai Opera House.
"We usually rehearse offstage and focus on performance on stage, but we rarely have the opportunity to enjoy a complete performance from the audience's point of view. This time the art of moving forward became a good opportunity. Many artists said, "This time our institute selected the online performance, we have been fully engaged." Looking at the praise of netizens, we are happy and proud on the one hand, but also cherish this opportunity to 'pick faults' for ourselves, find problems that are not easy to find in singing and performance, and use this rare rehearsal 'holiday' to practice and improve in a targeted manner, and actively prepare for returning to the stage again. ”
Courtesy of Shanghai Opera House
Author: Jiang Fang
Editor: Xu Yang
Editor-in-Charge: Liu Qing
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