On August 18, people from all walks of life in the capital mourned Mr. Liu Shiming at the Babaoshan Funeral Home in Beijing. On the same day, the farewell ceremony of the body of the famous tenor Liu Shiming was held at the Babaoshan Funeral Home in Beijing, and Liu Shiming's relatives and friends, more than 50 artists, and people from all walks of life in the capital braved the rain to participate in the farewell ceremony. Photography | Wang Zhen
Liu Shiming, a famous tenor singer, opera performance artist and national first-class actor of the China Opera and Dance Theatre, died in Beijing on August 8, 2017 at the age of 80 due to ineffective medical treatment.
Born in Beijing, he was born in Shandong, and was personally taught by masters such as Bai Fengming, the big drum of Jingyun, Chang Xiangyu of Yu opera, Xiao Bai yushuang of commentary, Tan Fengyuan of single strings, and Xun Huisheng of Peking Opera.
He has portrayed Yang Bailao in the opera "White Haired Girl", Xiao Erhei in "Little Erhei Marriage", Dou Tianzhang in "Dou E'er Wrong" and other classic characters. The theme song of the TV series "The Legend of Muyushi" sung by him, "There is a Beautiful Legend", is even more popular all over the country.
In 1962, the famous singer Guo Lanying wanted to perform the opera "White Haired Girl", and the gorgeous Liu Shiming took over her elderly original partner and became the actor of the new generation of Yang Bailao, and the two worked together for more than twenty years.
"White Haired Girl", "Little Erhei Marriage", "Dou E'er", "Liu Hulan"... Many of Guo Lanying's important works were completed together with Liu Shiming.
In addition to a song "A Beautiful Legend" that made Yanagishi open fire, he often sang folk songs such as "Ussuri Boat Song", "Animal Spirit", "Hengshan Down Guerrilla".
"Singing with heart and being humble" is Liu Shiming's life creed, and his life of bowing to art is also the most true portrayal of these eight words.
It is said that Liu Shiming divorced and lived alone in 1970, and he is still full of voice when he is over seventy years old. Outstanding tenor Nie Jianhua is his student and one of the few outstanding tenor singers in China who can shoulder to shoulder with Pavarotti.
Liu Shiming has loved singing all his life and has dedicated his life to his beloved singing stage. Singing with heart and being humble is Liu Shiming's life creed. Indifferent to fame and fortune, create your own brilliant life in the ordinary.