Teacher Yang Hongji's voice is very recognizable.
The baritone singer, on the other hand, has not received a systematic vocal education since childhood.
Yang Hongji was born in Dalian, Liaoning in 1941.
There are six brothers and sisters in the family, and he is young and old.
Fathers have been very strict with their children since childhood,
There are strict requirements for food, clothing, shelter, speech and behavior.
If you see him stretching out his chopsticks or eating and drinking water to make a sound,
Inevitably, it is another harsh criticism.
Although the family was modest, the father sent several children to college.
Until Yang Hongji went to school, parents found that this child was a "jerk" in learning.
Yang Hongji has loved literature and history since he was a child, and his mathematical achievements are in a mess.
This led to his grades at the secondary school level being very off-
In addition, this child with a loud voice has loved to sing since he was a child.
Seeing that his grades were getting more and more off, his mother made a return to the Lord, regardless of him.
Therefore, he went with the flow in his studies, and he was more attentive to singing on weekdays.
At that time, the eldest sister was already working as a vocal teacher at the Normal University.
I had an accordion at home, a lot of records and a record player.
All of this has become the enlightenment of Yang Hongji's contact with music.
When Yang Hongji was 16 years old, Chinese version of "Evening Outside Moscow" began to circulate in China.
And this song has also become an important song that changed the trajectory of his life.
Left and right said he, you like to sing so much, Dalian Song and Dance Troupe is recruiting, you should go to the exam.
In this way, in 1959, Yang Hongji officially applied for the Dalian Song and Dance Troupe.
The song he sang was "Evening outside Moscow."
The teacher of the main examination was very satisfied, and within a month, Yang Hongji received the notice of being admitted.
At that time, Yang Hongji was still in his second year of high school.
In this way, he gave up the opportunity to enter the university in the future and entered the Dalian Song and Dance Troupe.
His three or four years in the Dalian Song and Dance Troupe were the starting point of his vocal foundation.
Subsequently, in 1962, Yang Hongji was successfully admitted to the General Political Opera Troupe.
Here he was instructed by numerous vocal artists,
He also took piano, acoustics and Italian courses.
This laid a solid foundation for his vocal theory.
As a singing actor in the army, condolence performances at the grassroots level are indispensable.
It was the 1960s, and many remote areas had inconvenient living facilities.
Yang Hongji found that many officers and soldiers did not even have a place to cut their hair.
Therefore, when he performed at the grassroots level again, he carried a set of barbering tools.
After the show, he gave the soldiers a haircut.
He insisted on this habit for 24 years.
Until the end of the 1980s, after the living conditions of grass-roots officers and soldiers improved,
His barber tools have no "place to play".
In 1972, at the age of 31, he and his first love Liu Wenmei met.
After six months of dating, the two people entered the palace of marriage.
At that time, Yang Hongji mainly stood on the performance stage of the army.
At the age of 38, his singing voice conquered Seiji Ozawa.
It was the summer of 1979, and Seiji Ozawa came to China.
Conducted the Central Orchestra to perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
During the selection of vocal actors, Seiji Ozawa had a disagreement with the orchestra.
He believes that at that time, China did not have a bel canto singer who could sing.
It is recommended to bring 4 actors from abroad to perform.
As for the orchestra, it insisted that Chinese actors sing it.
Subsequently, in China, an open selection of vocal actors was conducted.
Yang Hongji was also invited and was selected in the first round.
Subsequently, the show was a great success.
After the performance, Seiji Ozawa said he did not expect such a high-level singer in China.
It is precisely because of the great success of this performance,
Yang Hongji also received invitations from the Central Orchestra, the Central Opera House, and the Hong Kong Holy Orchestra.
Since then, he has sung many large-scale classical works.
These singings have laid the foundation for Yang Hongji's position in the field of bel canto singing.
In 1988, the General Political Opera Company rehearsed the opera "Tosca".
It is a tragic love story that takes place in Rome 1800 years ago.
Yang Hongji plays a villainous policeman in the play.
This performance gave him a chance to go abroad.
At that time, a foreigner suddenly found Tuanli and said that he wanted to see him.
The visitor revealed his identity and was the owner of a cultural company in Australia.
It turned out that this foreigner had watched Yang Hongji's performance,
I was shocked that China has such an excellent baritone singer.
He told Yang Hongji that it would be a development to come to Australia, immigration and green cards, all in one place.
Yang Hongji directly politely refused.
The boss was still not dead-hearted, asking if he could live in Australia for half a year or three months.
Yang Hongji did not agree.
Yang Hongji told the boss that if he really wanted to invite, he could invite our art troupe.
Communicate with australia's cultural community.
Subsequently, the other party really sent an invitation to perform in Australia.
At this time, Yang Hongji still insisted on his artistic achievements.
However, in China, the singing of classical music works and the bel canto singing method often have a layer of separation between them and the audience.
Because of this, in the singing world, Yang Hongji's status has been affirmed,
But at that time, in the public's field of vision, few people knew about the existence of Yang Hongji.
So much so that in one performance, there was also a storm in which he was knocked off the stage by the audience.
It was a show at the Capital Gymnasium.
At that time, "Night of the Military Port" was popular, and singer Su Xiaoming sang the song.
It just so happened that the performance order was disrupted because of the temporary reason.
"Military Harbor Night" came in fourth.
Some other singers are reluctant if her song is later,
The song behind her is not even less dramatic.
Even many actors said that if they were behind, they would not sing.
This upset the stage coordinator, and he found Yang Hongji, hoping to move his song backwards.
"It's okay, you can do whatever you want." Yang Hongji agreed.
However, when Yang Hongji stepped onto the stage,
There was a roar from the audience, and the whole process lasted for more than 30 seconds.
Years later, recalling that scene, Yang Hongji said,
At that time, I was very unhappy in my heart, and I didn't want to sing it at that time.
But then I thought that others look down on me and don't let me sing, so I want to sing well.
In this way, Yang Hongji stood on the stage and bowed deeply.
The shouting from the audience soon subsided, and then to the accompaniment of music,
The voice of "We Walk on the Road" is high-pitched and majestic.
In this way, Yang Hongji, who sang with his heart, and the audience who despised him resonated.
He sang until his eyes were moist, and the audience beat to the beat of the music.
When the singing was over, the thunderous applause lasted for a long time.
This performance has also become the most memorable one in Yang Hongji's life.
What really made him sing among the public was the theme song of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
It was the end of 1993, and Yang Hongji, who was busy with the double-support party, received a call from Gu Jianfen.
Gu Jianfen told him to sing the theme song of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
He went with excitement, but when he got the score, he found that other singers had already sung it.
At this time, he realized that he had only come to accompany him.
Many of the actors who have sung have become very popular.
So when he came home after singing, he told his wife that he would not be chosen.
However, after more than a month had passed, Gu Jianfen suddenly called him again.
She said that after the audition, there were only two left, and she asked him to sing it again.
Yang Hongji, who originally did not hold out hope, had a little confidence at this time.
But when he came to the scene, he found that it was Liu Huan who confronted him.
Yang Hongji was a little unconfident again, but he still sang the song seriously.
Soon another month passed, and the crew officially informed him that the song was passed.
This year' Yang Hongji is 53 years old.
In 1994, after the broadcast of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Yang Hongji's name finally entered the field of vision of the general public.
And his singing of "Rolling Water in the East of the Yangtze River" creatively added Kunqu opera and classical ethnic elements.
In this way, the national atmosphere is highlighted.
Yang Hongji's thick tone and wide range have also been firmly remembered since then.
After that, he went to perform in various places, and others can remember his name.
And he is more than half a hundred years old, and for the first time, he has experienced the feeling of fame.
However, Yang Hongji still knows what his base is.
As a literary and artistic worker in the army, the best opportunity to realize his own value is to sing to officers and soldiers.
Therefore, even as he gets older, he will still perform at the grassroots level.
In 2008, rain, snow and ice disasters occurred in the south, and troops rushed to rescue the disaster.
The General Political Affairs Opera Troupe formed a performance squad to go to the front line to comfort the officers and men.
At that time, considering that Yang Hongji's age was 67 years old, the regiment did not intend to let him participate.
But after he knew, he still took the initiative to ask for help.
At that time, he was on the front line, and the conditions were difficult, and he could not eat well or sleep well.
However, Yang Hongji still encouraged the soldiers with full enthusiasm and singing.
During a performance, he accidentally sprained his foot on the smooth ice, and his foot was so swollen that he couldn't wear shoes.
Colleagues advised him not to go to the next performance.
But Yang Hongji said that the soldiers are now in the ice and snow, and some people can fall asleep standing.
I just sang a song for them, as a veteran, any difficulty can be overcome.
This is also reflected in his style of never singing false singing.
The grassroots performances are often one after the other, and many people are worried that his body will not be able to stand it.
Just propose that you really sing at the beginning, put a recording of the next song, and then lip-sync.
However, Yang Hongji said that he would not fake singing, even if he was sick sometimes, he would really sing.
In his view, the issue of the feelings of officers and men must not be confused.
Compared with the current fake singers, Yang Hongji's approach is not known how many people have been punched in the face.
In the spring of 2009, Yang Hongji followed the condolence group to perform at a certain unit in the Qinling Mountains.
Suddenly, I received a temporary task to return to Beijing to perform.
After the performance in Beijing, he rushed back to the troop garrison in the Qinling Mountains overnight.
Everyone advised him that you were too tired, and the officers and men who stood on the stage were also happy.
However, Yang Hongji still sang seriously.
He felt that only in this way could he feel at ease in his heart.
When he was young, he would perform at the grassroots level, and he would give the soldiers a haircut.
After middle age, when he performs at the grassroots level, he will give calligraphy and painting works to the officers and soldiers.
Yang Hongji loves calligraphy and has studied it since the age of 40.
Therefore, every time he performs at the grassroots level in the future, he will bring pen and ink rice paper.
Then, calligraphy works with aphorisms and aphorisms were given to the officers and soldiers.
This form of exchange is much better than simply signing a name for officers and men.
Although more than half a hundred years later, with the theme song of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it became popular,
But Yang Hongji did not get any rich returns.
At that time, commercial performances were invited from all over the world, but most of them were pushed away by him.
Another time, I took a commercial performance, but temporarily encountered a mission in the group.
He did not hesitate to choose to default, and paid the other party's liquidated damages at his own expense.
So my friends around him joked with him.
It was hard to sing a song that became popular, and instead of making money, I had to paste money into it myself.
So, later the lawyer friend gave him an idea.
When signing a contract for a commercial performance, it is necessary to add a clause that if the unit has a major task, the contract will be automatically terminated.
In this way, there is no need to worry about the default thing happening.
In addition to not participating in commercial performances, Yang Hongji never accepts advertisements.
Once, I had dinner with a few friends.
A boss who made diet pills also attended.
At the banquet, the boss suddenly said that he rarely saw big names on weekdays.
I want to record the scene and show it to the employees in the factory.
Yang Hongji and many other people in the circle did not mind.
But the boss picked up a product of his own and introduced it to them while recording the video.
Who knows, this video was quickly circulated as an advertisement.
Yang Hong, based on the warning to the boss, quickly removed the advertisement.
The boss originally thought that it was the matter of advertising expenses, he cut it first and then played it, and giving more money would not be finished.
Who knows that Yang Hongji is not spared, has not eaten your medicine at all, does not know the efficacy, can you say good?
If you don't withdraw the advertisement, go to court.
In the end, the boss could only obediently take down the advertisement.
Today, Yang Hongji, who is old,
Although his honorary status is numerous, his most basic identity is still a soldier.
In Yang Hongji's view, people should be content, and they should do their own profession in a down-to-earth manner.
Especially engaged in art, many people in the young, the heart is too impetuous, always thinking that they can become famous in one song.
But a person in the show business, if there is no deep cultivation, everything is just a flash in the pan.
It has been almost 60 years since I joined the General Political Opera Troupe when I was young.
Yang Hongji has been doing what he loves, which is singing.
Today, his singing skills are still not reduced.
As a singer, a good voice is his most important weapon.
Yang Hongji used his own singing voice to prove his strength.
Just like the water of the Yangtze River is forever rolling in the east, the waves and sand are exhausted and the gold is first seen.
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