Commemoration of Peking Opera Master Tong Zhiling New York Tong Xiaoling Opera Workshop Flushing Performance

In order to commemorate the famous Peking Opera master Tong Zhiling, Tong Xiaoling Opera Workshop in New York held its first indoor performance at the Flushing Center on the 26th, and the Peking Opera actors performed their best plays and brilliantly interpreted the traditional plays "Dragon Play Phoenix" and "Wu Jia Po", which attracted the applause of opera fans in the audience.

Tong Xiaoling said that this performance is the first indoor performance of the theater after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, and unlike the online performance, the soundtrack of this performance is played by all the members of the band. She is very happy that the theater can return to the theater stage, and the meticulous performance of the actors also means that they are determined to defeat the epidemic. The choice of this play is to commemorate her mother, the famous Peking Opera performance master Tong Zhiling, and "You Dragon Play Phoenix" is her mother's specialty play, in addition, "You Dragon Play Phoenix" and "Wu Jia Po" are classic plays of Peking Opera, familiar to the ear, strong appeal, can attract more audiences to the theater to watch. "Wu Jia Po" tells the story of Wang Baojun and Xue Pinggui's reunion after eighteen years of separation, in which she plays Wang Baojun and Gao Jin plays Xue Pinggui.

Actress Yang Ling played Li Fengjie in "You Dragon Play Phoenix", she said, "Dragon Play Phoenix" is Tong Zhiling's best play, all the famous characters of Peking Opera have sung, Zhu Yu is in front, therefore, she sings quite nervously, hoping to get the recognition of the audience. This play also looks very interesting, Hua Dan and Lao Sheng's opponents play witty and vivid, interpreting the story of the Zhengde Emperor's private trip to Datong, passing through the Li Long Hotel, seeing the beautiful Li Fengjie for the first time, flirting and finally naming Li Fengjie a concubine.