In the long river of history, there are few heroes, and we are all unknown people. Heroes have their own missions, and the nameless can write history. During the Spring and Autumn Period, wars were frequent, and at this time there were also many unknown people, and the Wu opera "Nameless" told a moving story around many nameless people who were drowned by the long river of history.
The three people hold three swords, and the plot begins to adopt the form of the dance, which as a "living fossil" of ancient Chinese dance, can be used to express both gods and heroes, and the beginning of the drama seems to have implied a heroic ending. The appearance of the jailer is different, each of his appearances constitutes a turning point in the drama, the marionette in his hand, the seemingly relaxed singing section also appears subject to people's heartache, it can also be said that in the war-torn society, everyone's life is involuntary. When shusheng appears, the music contains the demeanor of shusheng, the composer avoids using too rigid instruments to represent Shusheng, and the music and characters are perfectly combined. The butcher then appears, and the music turns into a tough allegro, which not only conforms to the character characteristics of the character, but also hints at the butcher's humor. Finally, there is the appearance of the centurion, the centurion as a soldier, the music is bold and resolute, in the process of fighting with the butcher, the drum plays an extremely important role, the priority of the drum and the martial arts action complement each other. After that, the three of them exchanged heartfelt feelings, Shusheng was determined to make meritorious achievements, and the centurion was determined to serve the country, and the music of both of them became more and more determined under the background of the drums. Until you see the reality, a treason, a rebellion, the music gradually becomes dim and dull.
The three speculated, righteous knot Jinlan, and the music also became brisk and lively. But behind this brisk and lively music, there is a hint of sadness in the ears, but in the current cheerful atmosphere, where will anyone notice that there is still a hint of sadness here! Doesn't this sadness mean that when they bowed, they swore an oath that they would not be born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but that they would die on the same day of the same month of the same year"? At this time, the jailer appears, the drama takes a turn, the new king succeeds to the throne and pardons the world, the fate of the three seems to have a turnaround, the butcher and the scholar are imagining the future, and the music seems to become brighter in the singing section of the two, but we cannot ignore the sounds of the pipa and the erhu, which are not obvious, but seem to remind us that the direction of the story is far from the beauty of thinking. The jailer appears again, and the story takes another turn, recruiting three hundred dead soldiers and volunteering to go. Although the will is voluntary, none of these people are marionettes, and their fate is involuntary. If you don't go, you will live in the world; if you go, guangzong will honor your ancestors. The inner turmoil of the students and the butcher in making this decision can be imagined, and music plays a very important role in portraying the psychological activities of the characters, and every decision they make becomes more and more determined with the sound of the drums. On the way that the three decide to die together, Erhu Music has been using repetitive melodies, which not only portrays the long road, but also portrays the character's inner hesitation. The three actors also demonstrated excellent basic skills, and the people who watched it were greatly addicted.
When walking into the battlefield to face the enemy, the music is completed in one go, without breathing, vividly portraying the restlessness of the characters. In the final inner monologue, the erhu is the main instrument, and the flute is sounded, and the butcher and the scholar have entered a tragic ending. But why create people, those who want to live in the world to die, so that those who are not willing to live can stand in the world, but this is just a dream of the centurion. The forgiveness he dreamed of was his desire for life or his resentment of living. I'm afraid there are both! It also seems that this dream made him see the reality clearly, and then the music turned into the allegro, and finally he still walked on the way home. Rewards and glory are all looked down upon, but the desire to serve the country in their hearts is complete. The ending dance seems to echo the opening scene while sacrificing the soul of the hero, and the cutting of the puppet line also means that the nameless people who have generously died have been freed.
The whole drama is not well-written, does not adopt the usual opera language model, and integrates the aesthetic way of modern musical language, which is refreshing. The plot is tightly paced, not procrastinating, and the plot is clear. The professional quality of the actors is excellent, and the sound table is excellent. The psychological depiction of characters and the techniques of musical expression complement each other, and this drama is full of courage and imagination to explore the stage of contemporary opera, which is a big step forward for traditional Wu opera to modernity.