Yangtze River Daily Wuhan client, September 25 (reporter Wan Xuming) In the previous scene, Han Ying sat on the bow of the boat and sang "Honghu Lake Waves" in the real water waves, as if "Qianli Honghu Lake" was moved to the stage; in the next scene, the 1.5-meter-deep pool instantly "disappeared", and not a drop of water on the stage could be seen. On the 25th, the scientific and technological version of "Honghu Red Guards", jointly performed by Hubei Opera and Dance Theater and Wuhan Wanda Hanxiu Commercial Management Co., Ltd., premiered at Hanxiu Theater and appeared at the 4th Hubei Arts Festival.
In October 1959, "Honghu Red Guards" was first performed in Beijing as a gift to the tenth anniversary of the National Day of Hubei Province, and has been passed down from generation to generation, experiencing three rehearsals and presenting them on the stages at home and abroad in different versions. This time, the addition of scientific and technological elements and Chinese instrumental music has given this "landmark" national opera a fresh way to open.
Shaking the boat, Han Ying sang "Honghu Water" in the real water
As soon as many audiences entered the theater, they found that "Yo, really water grin." "Hanxiu Theater has always been characterized by "water", which is just in line with the story of "Honghu Red Guards", so that the real water scene appears on the stage of this play for the first time. In the most classic scene of "Honghu Lake Water Waves", only a few actors jumped into the water and flew up and down, just like "white stripes in the waves". Han Ying stood at the bow of the boat, and the boat slowly rowed towards the center of the stage, and the joy of victory jumped in front of him.
The audience looks good, but the actors act very easily. Ma Yaqin, played by Han Ying, told the Yangtze River Daily reporter that compared with the common theater, the stage of Han Xiu is 3 times larger, and the 270-degree surrounding the audience seat makes the actors "nowhere to hide" on the stage. "As long as I feel where the audience can see, no matter on or off the stage, I have to lift my breath to enter the role." In order to get on the boat, she needs to run around the theater for half a circle when she moves, "changing clothes while running, and as soon as she sits on the boat, she has to sink her breath to ensure that the singing is melodious." ”
Not only has the Qianlihong Lake become true, but the "Divine Soldier Heavenly Descent" has also become true. In this classic scene, only a few Red Guards quietly descended from a height of 27 meters, and many viewers inhaled a cool breath. It is reported that 15 actors from Han Xiu participated in the performance, including actors performing in the sky and in the water.
This time, the National Orchestra took to the stage of national opera
During the performance, the audience familiar with the play will find that it is still the original music, but it is more grand. On the wide stage, the most conspicuous set is a few rows of "reeds", and behind the last row of "reeds" is an orchestra of up to 158 people. In particular, this is the first time that the play has adopted the luxurious configuration of the national orchestra and symphony orchestra.
"When Honghu Red Guards were first created, we did not have a sound national orchestra, and the accompaniment was accompanied by a symphony orchestra plus a few pieces of Chinese instrumental music." Tan Jun, president of Hubei Opera and Dance Theater and director of the Chinese Instrumental Music Department of Wuhan Conservatory of Music, introduced that the accompaniment of this performance was jointly performed by the Hubei Symphony Orchestra and Wuhan Conservatory of Music, "Chinese instrumental music is the most suitable for the voices of Chinese actors, and using Chinese instrumental music to play Chinese stories and tell Chinese feelings is also the most beautiful." According to reports, among the 158-member double orchestra, Chinese instrumental music accounts for almost half, including various types such as plucking, strings, wind music, and percussion instruments.
(The pictures in this article are all taken by Xu Weiwei, a reporter of Yangtze River Daily)
【Editor: Ding Fei】