On March 21, Shaoxing Xiaobaihuayue Opera Troupe Shanghai Shangxing ushered in the finale of "Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother". From the 17th to the 21st, five plays of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "Biography of Li Wa", "Three Looks at the Royal Sister", "Peacock Southeast Flying", and "Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother" appeared on the stage of Tiantou Yifu, and the six generations of shaoxing xiaobaihua actors after 70 to 00 were in the same hall. Whether it is a classic literary opera that is known for singing and doing, or a repertoire with both literature and martial arts, it has won the praise of Shanghai Yue opera fans.
Although the five major plays performed in Shanghai have all been performed hundreds of times, the Shaoxing Xiaobaihuayue Opera Troupe has not slackened off in the slightest. Li Jianzhong, head of the Shaoxing Xiaobaihua Opera Troupe, introduced that the actors, bands, stage artists and other departments worked diligently, and the clean rows, small ring rows, big ring rows, and chorus practice were meticulous, just to present the best stage effects to the audience in Shanghai. During the performance of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", the crew went to Shanghai at 1 p.m., took a short break, and began to walk on stage. In order to present a more perfect side to the Shanghai audience, Shaoxing Xiaobaihua also deliberately remade costumes, stage sets and so on.
"Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is one of the four classic plays of Yue opera, and one of the most representative works of master Fan Ruijuan and Fu Quanxiang. The main actors Wu Fenghua and Chen Fei are the disciples of Fan and Fu Chuan. From more than thirty years of art, Wu Fenghua and Chen Fei can't count how many times they have performed "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", but before each performance, they will still re-play and go to the stage. A song "butterfly", a lover finally became a family, the whole play ended, Fan Ruijuan, Fu Quanxiang giant portrait slowly appeared in front of the audience. The actors bowed collectively, and the audience erupted in warm applause.
"Teacher Fan has seven generations of disciples, and I am her fifth generation of disciples." Wu Fenghua recalled that every time she came to Shanghai to perform, she heard that Fan Ruijuan wanted to come to see the play, "always very nervous and panicked."
Fan Ruijuan watched the play with a pen and paper, saw the advantages and disadvantages recorded at any time, and went backstage to tell the students after the performance. "Those little pieces of paper were densely packed with words." Wu Fenghua said, "Teacher Fei is quite easy-going in life, how convenient and how to come, but as soon as he enters the theater, he immediately becomes harsh and rigorous." ”
In a performance, Wu Fenghua was lazy and did not cut her nails, but also painted nail polish, thinking that the audience could not see clearly, did not expect That Fan Ruijuan criticized as soon as she arrived in the background, "How do small actors keep long nails!" Another time her chest wrap was not handled well, and Fan Ruijuan also caught it, "The teacher specially made a chest wrap for me, and I didn't dare to be lazy anymore." ”
Fan Ruijuan has a sharp speech, and there are also spring wind and rain. In 1991, Wu Fenghua launched "Two Guns Lu Wenlong", with which the drama won the Plum Blossom Award for the first time, "Teacher Fei and the singing voice design in Hangzhou retreat for half a month, for me to take the pulse." "Two Guns Lu Wenlong" was performed on the stage in Shanghai for 18 consecutive performances, "At the beginning, the audience was controversial, thinking that I was not like Fan Pai, and also found our regiment leaders to complain." Teacher Fei stood up and said, 'Every actor has his own personality characteristics, there is inheritance, and more importantly, there is development. She gave young actors a lot of room to grow and exercise. ”
Wu Fenghua said that as a creative team that has long served the grassroots, Shaoxing Xiaobaihuayue Opera Troupe not only strives to explore the urban market, but also pursues the inheritance of traditional repertoire, "From repertoire creation to character training, Shaobai always adheres to 'walking on two legs'. I will try and explore on the stage I like, and at the same time hope that more young people will enter our theater and enjoy our Chinese opera as much as the hardcore old audience. ”
Column Editor-in-Chief: Li Junna Text Editor: Li Junna Photo Editor: Shao Jing
Source: Author: Zhuge Yi