Huaxia Jingwei Network, February 1: According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network", Peking Opera star Li Baochun was warned by doctors that he must recuperate and could not perform martial arts dramas due to a sprained foot during rehearsal, so he cancelled part of the performance itinerary, and the newly edited Peking Opera "Rigoletto" appeared on the Taipei City Stage on January 29 as scheduled.
Peking Opera star Li Baochun (right) starred in the Peking Opera version of Verdi's opera of the same name, interpreting the father-daughter relationship. (Photo by Deng Boren)
The performance was about to encounter a foot injury, so that Li Baochun could not be distracted for a while, Gu Gongliang Cultural and Educational Foundation EXECUTIVE Gu Huaiqun said, "This time he can not sing martial arts, can only sing literary drama, foot injury also need to rest for a month, he very much abide by the doctor's ding." ”
"Rigoletto" and the Italian composer Verdi's opera of the same name, using the works of the playwright Hugo, the story describes the rigger clown who specifically searched for beautiful women for the princes and nobles, and one day his daughter fell in love with the duke he served, sent many women to the duke's hands, did not expect that his daughter would be planted in the hands of the duke, so he decided to save his daughter. Li Baochun's version of Peking Opera, the duke becomes the prince, the rigoletto is still the rigoletto, and Li Baochun plays the role of the rigger.
Peking Opera star Li Baochun (left) starred in the Peking Opera version of Verdi's opera of the same name, "Rigoletto". (Photo by Deng Boren)
It is worth mentioning that although it is Peking Opera, you can hear the melody of Verdi's opera in some singing sections, Gu Huaiqun said that this piece of music has a particular highlight, "Although there is only a short sentence, let the audience catchy, and the audience told me that they will sing Peking Opera after listening, I did not expect this sentence, very interesting." ”
Peking Opera famous character Li Baochun. (Photo of this newspaper)
Gu Huaiqun said that Hugo's original work and modern society are still connected, and the plot direction is tragic, "When fighting against fate, strong people will sing, and sing very happily, and people who are bitter will struggle, and will be more and more hard." (Gao Yang)