The art of opera seems to have an agreement with Zuo Daxue in his previous life. In 1943, Zuo Daxue came to an opera family. Her mother, Zheng Fuqiu, was one of the four famous Hunan opera artists at that time.
has been by his mother's side since he was a child, Zuo Daxue always looked at his mother on the stage obsessively, unable to take his eyes off it. She gradually fell in love with the art of opera, copying her mother's singing and Xi, and practicing tirelessly in private.
When she was 11 years old, Zuo Daxue and her mother came to the Xiang Theater to do errands, and she waited boredly in Mu Nanyuan. A teacher came over, looked at her carefully, showed a happy expression, and praised her as a good seedling for learning drama.
Zuo Dajue's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he was excited. She finally mustered up the courage and proposed to her mother that she wanted to learn opera. At first, her mother Zheng Fuqiu was very uneasy and felt that it was difficult and dangerous to learn opera, but in the end she decided to let her daughter give it a try.
Zuo Dajun took the entrance exam of Mu Nanyuan as he wished, and passed it with honor. She happily told her mother that she should study hard in Xi the drama school, study hard, and live up to the expectations of her teachers.
Since then, Zuo Daxue has officially started her road of opera enlightenment.
In 1957, 14-year-old Zuo Daxue successfully graduated from the opera school and was assigned to work in the Hunan Hunan Opera Troupe with outstanding results. At the beginning, Zuo Dajun was a little nervous, facing senior actors, she was still a hairy boy.
But instead of being discouraged, she worked harder to study her acting skills. Zuo Dajue's innocent and lively personality made her quickly mingle with other actors, and everyone liked this cute and hard-working little girl.
In 1959, Zuo Daxue got the opportunity to play the starring role in the Hunan drama "Life and Death". For an actor who is only 16 years old, this is undoubtedly a serious challenge.
Zuo Dajun was afraid that he would not perform well and live up to the expectations of the director and crew. So she began to practice hard behind closed doors, repeatedly figuring out the characters. In the end, Zuo Dajue's excellent acting skills were unanimously recognized by the director and the audience, which also became her famous work.
A year later, 17-year-old Zuo Daxue played the heroine in the TV series "Broken Bridge", and played the classic character of Bai Suzhen. The judges were amazed by her childish and mature acting skills in her performance, and finally won the title of "Young Performing Artist" that year.
This is undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of her acting skills, and it also inspires her to continue to improve in the future.
In 1976, Zuo Daxue played the role of Guanyin Bodhisattva when he participated in the Hunan drama "Chasing Fish". The clouds in her performance are light and light, and the fairy wind and bones make director Yang Jie full of praise.
Yang Jie predicted and said to Zuo Daxue that if she was going to shoot Guanyin's drama in the future, she would definitely think of her. Zuo Dajun didn't pay attention to it at the time, and joked with a smile to thank the director for his support.
Six years later, director Yang Jie directed the high-profile CCTV drama "Journey to the West". During the casting, she really remembered Zuo Dajue and found her as soon as possible, hoping that she would play Guanyin Bodhisattva.
The 39-year-old Zuo Dajun was very excited and felt that this was a rare opportunity given to her by God. In order to go all out to play this popular role, Zuo Dajun began to frequently go to major temples and repeatedly ponder the demeanor of the Guanyin statue, hoping to accurately grasp the Buddha's grandmother's kind eyebrows.
After the filming of "Journey to the West" started, Zuo Daxue devoted himself to the portrayal of this character. She is strict with herself, repeatedly scrutinizing the tone and mood of the dialogue to ensure that the details of the performance are realistic.
In the end, Zuo Dajun vividly interpreted this popular character on the screen, winning the applause of the audience.
After "Journey to the West" was broadcast nationwide, Zuo Dajue's wonderful acting skills made the audience remember this image of Guanyin Bodhisattva deeply. She successfully portrayed this popular character as three-dimensional, plump and realistic.
It can be said that Zuo Dajue's interpretation of Guanyin Bodhisattva has become a classic version of this role, deeply imprinted in the hearts of countless people.
When filming the sequel to "Journey to the West" in 2000, the crew did not hesitate to choose Zuo Dajun to play Guanyin Bodhisattva again. After retiring from the entertainment industry, Zuo Dajun often encounters scenes where fanatical drama fans kneel and worship her as a real Bodhisattva.
She couldn't stop everyone from doing this. This fully shows that Zuo Dajue's acting skills have been perfected, which makes the audience have illusions and associations.
Once during the filming of "Journey to the West", an interesting incident also happened. As soon as the other actors appeared, it was rainy, and Zuo Daxue's camera cleared up as soon as the shooting began.
This coincidence has also become a good story, and the crew said that this was the will of heaven, and Zuo Daxue was the incarnation of Guanyin.
Today, Zuo Dajun is 80 years old, she has quit the entertainment industry and lives a calm and peaceful life. Zuo Daxue's husband, Xiao Gaoshi, also comes from an artistic family and is a senior screenwriter and performance artist.
The two grew old together, with children around their knees, and jointly created a happy and happy life in their old age.
Even though he is in his prime, Zuo Dajun still has not given up his love and promotion for the opera career. She has actively contributed to the inheritance of the art of Chinese opera, guiding the way forward on multiple stages and teaching young performers how to act.
Zuo Daxue hopes that traditional Chinese opera can be passed down from generation to generation and carried forward. As a highly respected predecessor in the opera industry, she plays an exemplary and leading role, influencing and infecting more people with her practical actions.
Zuo Daxue is known as "a performing artist with both virtue and art", and her lifelong devotion to the spirit of opera has been admired by future generations.