Conductor King Kong walked on the stage wearing a small hat with Xinjiang characteristics, and waved the magical "little stick" in his hand, on the left, the tambourine sounded, and on the right, the sound of the piano flowed. "Magic" floated into the orchestra pit with King Kong's footsteps, and the sound of the flute was melodious, sending the customs of Xinjiang and the legendary Avanti who rode the donkey upside down. On the evening of July 25, the National Centre for the Performing Arts' original children's opera "Avanti: True or False Avanti" ushered in the premiere, kicking off the 2024 NCPA International Children's Theatre Season.
In 2016, the National Centre for the Performing Arts launched the original children's opera "Avanti", which was rehearsed several times, and the attendance rate was quite popular. 8 years later, the "Avanti" series launched a new work, "Avanti: True and False Avanti" gathered young composer Baobao, screenwriter Dong Ni, director Mao Ernan and other main artists, which took two years to create, and the protagonist Avanti in the play was once again played by the famous singer Wang Hongwei.
"Traveling all over the north and ......south and east and west" sang a leisurely ballad, Avanti and the little donkey played by the bass Major appeared as soon as they appeared, and they attracted the attention of the little audience tightly - the little donkey said that the beautiful Sun City is now shrouded in haze, and the people are miserable due to excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the fake Avanti is also abducted with a bad donkey, and the witty and kind Avanti must find justice for everyone. In this showdown between truth and falsehood, good and evil, a number of characters with distinct personalities have appeared: Parida played by Wang Ziyin is innocent and simple; The fake Avanti played by Guan Zhijing is greedy and cunning; The bad donkey played by Liang Yufeng is the punching bag of the fake Avanti, and the singing section is mixed with the cry-like lament of "hum chirp" from time to time, which can be called the laughing point of the whole play; The king played by Hu Yue is still a stubborn and ignorant child, who is inspired by Avanti and knows the importance of treating his subjects well...... They shuttle on the stage of dreams, the city of the sun is like mud, exaggerated and lovely, the palace is magnificent, and the costumes worn by the people are rich and colorful, which not only retains the national charm, but also does not lose the lively and colorful fairy tale.
"We hope that the children will be able to sit still and listen to the theater, and then understand some small truths." Composer baby said. Although "Avanti: True and False Avanti" is a "children's opera", it has complete elements, the catchy melody is very "audible", and traditional instruments such as tambourine and revap cooperate with a large number of speed and rhythm changes, interweaving a strong "national flavor". At the same time, the baby pays attention to the role of musical drama conflict, each character has its own theme, and throughout the play, showing the children the charm of opera as the "crown jewel of art" in a small way.
It is reported that "Avanti's True and False Avanti" will be staged until July 28, on July 26, Jin Zhengjian, Wang Hexiang, Li Junxian, Sun Shibo and other singers led another group of lineups will relay for the children to sing joy, August 2 to 4, "Avanti: True and False Avanti" will also enter the Beijing Art Center. Including this production, until August 31, the 2024 NCPA International Children's Theatre Season will present 8 productions and 34 selected performances at home and abroad.