Liu Shiming - a famous tenor singer in the eighties and nineties of the last century,
He was a former national first-class actor of the China Opera and Dance Theater and enjoyed the special allowance of the State Council.
Liu Shiming is a household name with many golden songs such as "There is a Beautiful Legend" and "The Legend of Muyushi".
The song "There is a Beautiful Legend" has been popular for 30 years, and his role of "Yang Bailao" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
His works, "Little Erhei's Marriage", "The White-Haired Girl", "Liu Hulan", "Dou E's Injustice", etc., are all classics and widely sung.
However, such a singer with a magical voice, his voice has been stuck in the past forever.
The artist's death was a great surprise and sadness to his friends and admirers.
Born in Beijing in 1938, Liu Shiming showed a love for the performing arts from an early age.
However, until the age of five, he was a quiet man, and his family feared that he would remain mute for the rest of his life.
However, fate seems to have arranged something else for him.
Liu Shiming suddenly began to imitate Peking Opera singing by chance, which surprised his family.
As he grew older, he gradually revealed his extraordinary musical talent.
After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the Beijing University of Foreign Chinese and the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama at the same time, and finally chose the latter.
After graduating in 1962, Liu Shiming was assigned to work at the Central Experimental Opera House.
Soon after, he was transferred to the China Opera and Dance Theater and became Guo Lanying's new partner, replacing Li Xi, who could not continue to perform due to vocal cord problems.
Speaking of Li Xi, Liu Shiming's relationship with him is also quite "special".
Li Xi retired from the stage due to health problems, but he did not have any guilt against Liu Shiming because of this.
On the contrary, he taught Liu Shiming many acting skills very generously.
In 1985, the TV series "The Legend of Muyushi" was a hit, and Liu Shiming's name became a household name.
The theme song he sang "There is a Beautiful Legend" won a high honor,
Including the Gold Award of the Film and Television Association and the first prize of the Youth Favorite Song.
Under Guo Lanying's strict requirements, Liu Shiming quickly proved his strength on the stage and became her permanent partner.
The cooperation between Liu Shiming and Guo Lanying was very successful.
He spends most of his time as a "green leaf", but his performances can always perfectly set off Guo Lanying's brilliance, and the two cooperate tacitly and win the love and respect of countless audiences.
Later, Guo Lanying quit the opera circle and went to the south, and the partnership between the two of them ended.
If you want to say that love arises over time, it is also reasonable.
For Liu Shiming, Guo Lanying is his stage partner, and it is a special existence in his heart.
Guo Lanying once bluntly said that she couldn't live up to Liu Shiming and lived up to his mind and time, but the timing of the two meeting didn't seem to be right, because Guo Lanying had already been accompanied by a beautiful woman.
Liu Shiming was Guo Lanying's best partner on stage, but in private, he lived a lonely life.
In the literary circle at the end of the sixties of the last century, Liu Shiming met his wife.
Both of them are engaged in literary and artistic work and complement each other's personalities, so they quickly came together and entered into marriage.
However, Liu Shiming was busy running around all day long, participating in various programs and theatrical performances, and the couple had little time to spend together.
Due to the lack of gathering and separation, coupled with the subtle differences in their personalities, the contradictions between the two gradually emerged and accumulated.
Eventually, this marriage came to an end when Liu Shiming was in his thirties.
After experiencing a failed marriage, Liu Shiming did not enter the palace of marriage again.
Until the second half of his life, he did not have a son and a daughter.
Although his marriage was not long, his love of art led him to choose to live a single life, which allowed him to focus more on his career.
In Liu Shiming's later years, the relationship with Li Xi's family was even more inseparable.
When Li Xi's family was in financial difficulties, Liu Shiming generously donated money and helped Li Xi's children realize their dream of studying abroad.
Over the years, Liu Shiming has been plagued by prostate cancer and bone cancer, but he still maintains a positive and optimistic attitude and is active in the art scene.
In his eighties, he was able to hold art exhibitions, perform without microphones and electro-acoustic equipment, and accompany only a piano.
This is something that many young people find out of reach.
In 2015, Liu Shiming, who was already terminally ill of cancer, still insisted on going to the opera house in person to teach young actors to perform.
Liu Shiming believes that although the battle against illness is painful, singing gives him strength and comfort.
He once said:
"It is his greatest wish to dedicate his life to the stage, because singing and acting are my favorite profession and make me happy both physically and mentally."
Even when he was unwell, he never complained, but looked for ways to feel better.
His old friend Li Guangxi also expressed his admiration for Liu Shiming's attitude.
As Liu Shiming said, birth, old age, sickness and death are natural laws, which are irresistible to human beings.
At dusk on August 8, 2017, Liu Shiming passed away peacefully at Beijing Friendship Hospital at the age of 80 due to ineffective cancer treatment.
A light rain fell in the sky of Beijing, as if God was also saddened by the loss of a legend.
Liu Shiming's funeral affairs were all handled by Li Xi's son.
He has no children and no daughters in his life, and there are still people who support him for the rest of his life, which he deserves.
Liu Shiming is known in the circle for his integrity and good connections.
When the reporter contacted Liu Shimingyi's old friend, the famous singer Liu Bingyi, Liu Bingyi had just hurried back to Beijing from other places.
He knew that Liu Shiming had been suffering from cancer for many years, and the situation was good and bad, but Liu Shiming's sudden departure still caught people off guard.
Liu Bingyi said with emotion:
"We've been friends for decades, and I've always called him 'Koyanagi,' even though he's old."
One of Liu Shiming's year-old friends used a poem to express his nostalgia for him: "Yangbo Yihaimo cultivates, and the green leaves are willing to be heard by the world." is the most open-minded and decent, how dare anyone not think about you. After a long farewell to the legend of beauty, I miss tears floating into the clouds. Since then, there has been no Master Liu, and everyone is sad and inseparable. ”
Perhaps, Liu Shiming is not the protagonist of every play, but even if he is not in the spotlight, he can become a bright light that cannot be ignored with his talent and character.
Mr. Liu Shiming's life is an infinite love and dedication to the art of singing.
His life credo is "sing with your heart and be humble".
His passing is a great loss to the music industry, but his music and spirit will forever inspire those who come after him.
May the soul of Mr. Liu Shiming rest in peace, just like the beautiful legends he sang during his lifetime, and live forever in the world.