Yangtze River Network News (Reporter Wang Chengyong, Correspondent Hu Yuan) Yangtze River Network reporter learned on April 17 that after the in-depth transformation of the new Chu opera "Passing Through the West Chamber" launched by the Wuhan Chu Theater, during the "May Day" holiday, it will appear in the "new space for martial arts" in the era of martial arts dreams, and once again interpret the "afterword" of "The Legend of the West Chamber" with a national style environment Chu opera.
Cui Yingying played by Zhu Changmin. Photo courtesy of Wuhan Chu Opera
On March 15th, the new small theater Chu Opera "Passing from the West Chamber" successfully premiered in Chule Theater, and 20 lucky netizens of Yangtze River Toutiao and more than 300 fans became the first batch of audiences. The plot is down-to-earth and the singing is beautiful, and the audience has praised the actors' high-level performances. At the curtain call, the audience stood up and gave warm and sustained applause.
Subsequently, on March 16, "Passing Through the West Chamber" performed its second performance at Chule Theater. On April 6, he participated in the Wuhan "Opera Wharf" opera art exhibition and appeared at the Tanghu Theater.
Zhang Sheng played by Chen Xiaomeng. Photo courtesy of Wuhan Chu Theater
After three performances, different from the version performed in the theater, the newly launched Chinese style and environmental Chu opera "Passing Through the West Chamber" is inspired by the theater version of the same name of the Wuhan Chu Opera Theater, and recreates the script, music, and stage art, so that the repertoire is more suitable for the aesthetic and entertainment needs of modern audiences. The performance form of the play breaks the performance logic and narrative style of the traditional mirror-framed stage, and the entire theater is made into an antique home, bringing an immersive experience to the audience and a new interpretation of the art of Chu Opera.
Zhang Sheng, a scholar who rushed to take the exam, met Cui Yingying, the beloved daughter of Cui Xiangguo, in the Pufu Temple, and fell in love. Suddenly, I heard that the mountain thief Sun Feihu, coveting the beauty of Cui Yingying, actually led the crowd to besiege the Pufu Temple, intending to marry by force. Zhang Sheng hurriedly repaired the book and turned to his old friend Du Qu, the general of the White Horse. General Du took action and lifted the siege in danger, and Cui Yingying and the people of the Pufu Temple were saved. After this ordeal, Zhang and Cui finally got married and achieved a good story.
However, married life is not as happy as the two imagined. Zhang Sheng was trapped by daily trivial matters, and failed the scientific examination for three years, and resentment gradually arose in his heart. When Cui Yingying saw Zhang Sheng like this, her heart was intertwined with disappointment and pain, desolate and lonely. Sun Feihu, infatuated with Cui Yingying, actually had poisonous thoughts, and wanted to use poison to get rid of Zhang Sheng in order to vent the hatred in his heart. He found the strange poison "flower in the fog", and skillfully set up a mechanism to try to make Zhang Sheng drink it without realizing it. The world is unpredictable, whether Zhang Sheng can escape this catastrophe, and how will Cui Yingying face this sudden change? All suspense is waiting to be revealed on May Day.
According to the performance schedule, from May 1st to May 5th, there will be two performances at 15:00 and 19:30 every day, and a total of 10 performances will be performed in the "Wuyan New Space" on the 9th floor of Wushang Dream Times. Interested citizens can go to the "Wuhan Theater" WeChat account to buy tickets.
Editor: Zhu Xidong
Editor-in-charge: Zhang Meng
Review: Cai Zaoqin