Preface
There is such a singer, she has an angelic voice, and once won the "Plum Blossom Award", the highest award for Chinese drama, with a classic opera;
She has appeared on the CCTV stage and sang many popular classic songs for the audience;
She has won the first place in the CCTV Youth Song Competition, and is a rare artist in China who is both virtuous and artistic.
However, just as her career was in full swing, there was a crack in her marriage, and she and her husband chose to divorce after their son was in junior high school.
She is Wan Shanhong, a famous singer and soprano in the mainland.
Her parents' genes and nurturing laid the foundation for her to become a singer
On a winter day in 1959, Wan Shanhong was born in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China.
She was born in a family that attached great importance to the literary atmosphere, her father was a theater writer, and her mother was a well-known local singer.
Perhaps it is because of her parents' literary and artistic genes passed down from generation to generation, or perhaps because of her literary and artistic edification since childhood, Wan Shanhong began to show a strong interest in art and extraordinary talent from a very young age.
She especially likes to sing and dance, often follows behind her mother, and when her mother practices Xi opera, she will also imitate and cooperate with her, and practice good singing skills.
In order to cultivate her daughter's interest, Wan Shanhong's mother Wang Yaru would take Xiao Wan Shanhong to observe the Xi every time she went to work in the troupe.
The smart Wan Shanhong will also rearrange the performances she has seen after returning home, and often get praise and encouragement from her parents.
As she grows older, Wan Shanhong's singing voice is also constantly honed, and she is also well-known in the local area, known as a "little star".
After graduating from junior high school, she was successfully admitted to the normal school in her hometown of Yichun City, preparing to work in music education in the future.
However, the gears of fate began to turn when her mother fell ill, opening a new chapter in her life.
A young singer who won the Plum Blossom Award
In 1978, 19-year-old Wan Shanhong was on the way to Beijing with her mother for treatment, and learned that the China Opera and Dance Theater was recruiting newcomers, so she signed up for the audition with the mood of giving it a try.
With her excellent singing voice and extraordinary talent, she successfully passed the assessment and was appreciated by the famous singer Li Bo and accepted as a disciple.
After entering the opera house, Wan Shanhong almost immediately saw results, and soon successfully starred in the heroine "Tian Ruxing" in the first opera "Starlight, Starlight" in her life.
In the following two years, she has been studying Xi with her teacher and participated in many dramas.
In order to further hone her singing skills, she also studied with many top vocal masters in China and learned rich singing experience from them.
Under their careful guidance, Wan Shanhong participated in the performance of many classic operas, such as "Fangcao Heart" and "The White-Haired Girl", and gradually showed her strength.
Especially in 1985, she took over the task of playing the important role of "Xi'er" in the pioneering work of the national opera "The White-Haired Girl", and became the later actor of this role.
The work "The White-Haired Girl" has always had many actors, but Wan Shanhong's performance is not inferior to his predecessors and has been highly recognized by the industry.
Two years later, at the first China Arts Festival in 1987, 25-year-old Wan Shanhong participated in the large-scale opera "Wilderness" created by the famous playwright Cao Yu, and successfully played the role of the heroine "Jinzi" in the play.
She vividly interpreted this female character with a complex personality and a bumpy fate, which deeply touched every audience present and caused a sensation in the industry.
After watching Wan Shanhong's performance, Cao Yu himself said excitedly: "You have brought the gold to life, you are the gold in my heart!"
The famous performing artist and translator Ying Ruocheng bluntly praised her as "a rare good actor".
It can be said that it was through the repertoire of "Wilderness" that Wan Shanhong, who was only 25 years old, became a blockbuster, making her name quickly spread in the industry and becoming one of the most dazzling opera singers of the new generation in one fell swoop.
In 1988, Wan Shanhong won the "Plum Blossom Award", the highest honor in the Chinese theater industry, with her outstanding performance in "The Wilderness".
This award not only established her status on the Chinese opera stage, but also made her completely famous and widely known by the industry and audiences.
Behind the booming career, it is difficult to hide the fatigue in my heart
If you look at career achievements alone, Wan Shanhong was at the peak of her life at that time.
Not only has she attracted much attention and love in China, but she has also been frequently invited to perform all over the world, such as going to the United States to perform "The Wilderness" in 1988, and the following year she rushed to Hong Kong, Macao and other places to participate in large-scale galas to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Day.
After moving from opera to the public stage, her popularity has increased day by day, and she has become a well-deserved first-line singing star.
In 1990, Wan Shanhong participated in the 4th Youth Song Contest held by CCTV and won the championship of the national singing professional group in the finals.
With the blessing of such an identity and popularity, her opportunity to appear on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala has also bloomed.
Since 1991, she has been invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala for many years, and has sung a number of classic songs loved by music fans with her unique and beautiful singing voice, such as "You and I Are China", "When I Miss Home", etc., and the ratings and response of the program are very eye-catching.
However, just when Wan Shanhong's career was in full swing, her married life was not satisfactory.
In 1986, when her popularity was on the rise, she married Mo Jian, a flutist in the orchestra of the National Ballet of China.
Both of them are busy workers, who get together less and leave more all year round, and gradually have differences in life concepts.
In particular, Wan Shanhong is getting busier and busier in her career, and as a mother, the pressure on her shoulders is getting heavier and heavier, and her heart is becoming more and more tired and tired of such a state of life.
However, in order to take care of her newborn son, Wan Shanhong still endured the pain to maintain this marriage.
It wasn't until her son was in junior high school that she and Mo Jian finally chose to break up peacefully and end their marriage for many years.
Fortunately, because the two have been caring for and raising their children together during their growing years, their son's growth has not been greatly affected.
After the divorce, Wan Shanhong also rediscovered her life and put more attention on her career.
Warm people's hearts with her singing voice At the age of 65, she is still active on stage
Life is like a drama, and there are always many different chapters of life.
After 2008, Wan Shanhong gradually faded out of the public eye and turned to the background, but she still loves and sticks to her music career.
This year, she not only served as a judge of the CCTV Youth Song Competition, but also won the "Vocal Art Achievement Award" on the top ten fever record lists.
She then returned to campus to pursue a doctorate in music education, and was later appointed as a professor of vocal music at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts.
As a veteran opera singer and vocal educator, Wan Shanhong teaches and learns in the classroom, imparting her rich experience and skills to young students, and cultivating many talents.
At the same time, she also actively participates in various public welfare activities, singing at large-scale galas many times, warming people's hearts and giving back to the society with her unique voice.
epilogue
Today, Wan Shanhong is 65 years old.
But she is still extremely Tailai, full of fighting spirit and vitality.
She not only insisted on working hard in the field of music and continued to accept invitations to perform, but also led her music team to hold public lectures, and in recent years, she has done a lot of volunteer services for children and other groups.
It can be said that she is a well-deserved artist of both virtue and art, practicing the original intention of the people's musician with practical actions, and interpreting the legend of Kankan's singing voice.