Pictured: Yue opera master Zhao Zhigang official figure the same below
"'Dream of the Red Chamber' has nourished generations of Yue opera people, each generation has a different presentation, this time, we will sing this 'red' into The Eastern Arts." Yue opera master Zhao Zhigang released this performance named "Red" today (2nd) in the No. 3 bungalow of Jiu Zhuo Tang. On the evening of June 20, Zhao Zhigang will join hands with the emerging talents of Yue opera in Shanghai and Zhejiang, as well as the children of Zhao's art teaching xiaohua class, to launch a special "red" of the 2021 Shanghai Asian Music Festival at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
For this smear, Zhao Zhigang has his own understanding, which is not only the pursuit of bright oriental red, but also the Brilliant Culture of Chinese Red. The two main parts of the whole performance, the red voice and the classic "Dream of the Red Chamber", are the embodiment of the double meaning of "red": red singing pays tribute to the century-old style, and the oratorio "Red Chamber" inherits cultural self-confidence.
Pictured: Yue opera master Chen Xiang
The opening performance was a newly created Yue opera opening song "The Most Beautiful is that Touch of Red", co-performed by Zhao Zhigang and the famous Yue opera artist Chen Xiang, and the actors of Ningbo Xiaobaihua sang in harmony. When the famous vocal designer Chen Jun completed this song, it was already six o'clock in the morning, and Zhao Zhigang, who was still asleep, received a call from Chen Jun. Full of eight pages, using romantic techniques to look back at the great leap forward of the Communist Party of China in leading the people of the whole country to stand up, get rich, and become strong, leading the audience to stand at a new starting point in the past century, looking back at the road ahead, and reliving the original intention.
The Yue opera musical "Red Women's Army" is one of the original red theme masterpieces of Zhao's workshop, and the fragment of "Saying Happiness, Delaying Speech" sung by Zhao Zhigang and Chen Xiang is simple and affectionate, paying tribute to the party's century-old struggle of the blue wisps of the road, highlighting the original heart like a rock, and the wind and rain do not change. In addition, Han Tingting, a descendant of the Fan sect of Yue opera, specially sang "I Love You China", Xie Jinlian's Interpretation of Yue Opera "Sister Jiang Embroidered Red Flag", Pan Qiaoqiao's performance of "Zhong soul song remember that year Qingshuitang", and zhao yijiao Yue opera Xiaohua brought a children's version of the Yue song "Singing Mountain Songs to the Party", which also showed the magnificent waves of the century-old journey.
In everyone's mind, when mentioning "Dream of the Red Chamber", it will definitely think of the "Xu (Yulan) Wang (Wen Juan)" version of "Dream of the Red Chamber". In fact, Yin Guifang was the first to perform "Dream of the Red Chamber" and has performed Baoyu many times, and Yin Pai Baoyu is the favorite in the hearts of many "Osmanthus Cake" fans. Zhao Zhigang performed the symphony "Yin (Guifang) Yuan (Xuefen)" version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" with Fang Yafen at the Shanghai Grand Theatre in 2000.
The Red Chamber presented on the Stage of Dongyi this time is "Yin Lu Matching", played by Zhao Zhigang and Chen Xiang as Baoyu and Daiyu, and Xie Jinlian as Yuan Paibaochao. On the basis of the original version, the Yue opera oratorio "Dream of the Red Chamber" gives full play to the singing advantages of the three main actors of "Bao Daichao", "Reading the West Chamber", "Burying Flowers", "Burning Manuscripts" and "A Hundred Years of Good Things Tonight and Tonight", all of which originate from classics, but also have new ideas.
The script of the oratorio drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" was written by Daniel Zhang, the screenwriter of the TV series "The Pretender", and on the basis of the classic "Dream of the Red Chamber", he created new chapters such as "Baochao Dai embroidery", "Baoyu Listening to the Qin", "Too Vain to Find Dreams" and so on. In addition, Daniel Zhang also ingeniously added "Notes on Good Songs", which more profoundly interpreted the process of "turning from glory to decline" revealed by the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber", making the play more warning significance. Zhao Zhigang spoilers: "In fact, in the scene 'Golden Jade Liangyuan', Dai Yu has passed away, it is three souls who sing a trio dialogue in different time and space, 'Liang Zhu' has a butterfly, 'Too Vain Dream' allows Bao Dai and the two to meet under the moon, fulfilling the reunion dream of the Yue opera audience." ”
(Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhao Yue, Zhu Yuan)