"Auspicious and auspicious in the prosperous world, ruyi auspicious welcome the new time." On July 9th, with the wonderful singing of the singing, many famous Peking opera artists took the stage to sing the classic famous sections, and the auspicious theater of the century-old theater after 28 years was officially reopened.
"Jinghu Sacred Hand" Yan Shouping took the lead with many violinists, bringing the festive Jinghu famous song "Yingchun", which played the overture for the auspicious grand theater. Subsequently, Guo Wei, Chang Qiuyue, Zhang Jianfeng, Zhang Xinyue, Kang Jing, Yang Shaopeng, Tang Hexiang, Hu Wenge, Zhu Qiang, Li Jun, Chi Xiaoqiu, Li Hongtu, Du Zhenjie, Tan Xiaozeng, Wang Rongrong, Meng Guanglu and other famous Peking opera masters took turns on stage to perform classic drama fragments such as "Spring Dream", "Red Lady", "Shilang Visiting Mother", "Red Lantern Record", "Du Juan Shan", "Suo Lin Nang", "Zhao Orphan", "The Case of Zhen Mei", "Zhuangyuan Media", "Qunying Hui", "Xiang He" and other classic famous drama fragments. Traditional old dramas with a variety of genres, singing voices with different charms, and exquisite performances of famous characters seem to bring the audience back to the auspicious theater that was booming in the past.
At the scene of the performance, not only was the peking opera master Tan Xiaozeng and his son Tan Zhengyan on the same stage to perform the Peking opera "Will Be Harmonious", but also the precious video of Mr. Tan Yuanshou's last performance of "Playing Gold Bricks" in the old auspicious theater was played, and the difficult performance of Tan Yuanshou, who was nearly sixty years old in the video, made the audience can't help but applaud. Tan Xiao once said that it was very kind to come to the auspicious grand theater to perform, which has a deep relationship with the Tan family and has many stories. Tan Zhengyan hopes that he can one day perform his grandfather Tan Yuanshou's "Playing Gold Bricks" on the auspicious stage to continue the story of inheritance. Near the end of the event, many famous Peking opera artists in the Beijing Opera House donated their helmets, costumes, hairstyles, etc. to the children of the drama school. While receiving these gifts, the children also took over the responsibility for the inheritance of Peking Opera from their predecessors.
The reopened Auspicious Grand Theatre is located on the 7th to 9th floors of Wangfujing Yintai Building in Dongcheng District. The new theater is quaint and has a large number of interior decoration paintings, with a large number of "ten thousand words not to the head" pattern to symbolize auspiciousness. The "Acoustic Theater" is also a major feature of the "New Auspicious". "Whether it is an antique café on the first floor or a VIP sofa seat on the second floor, 320 seats can enjoy the audiovisual experience of VIP." Fu Boyang, chairman of the Auspicious Grand Theater, said that the acoustic design and sound and light equipment inside the theater have reached the international advanced standard, the sound reception and sound effects are very good, and the actors can even perform acoustic performances without wearing microphones. At the same time, the theater has designed multi-functional facilities such as telescopic seats, and the venue space is flexible and changeable, creating conditions for holding various types of performances.
Talking about the future operation and development ideas of the auspicious grand theater, Fu Boyang said that the renovated and renovated auspicious grand theater will adhere to the positioning of "small and fine, elegant and beautiful", and form a differentiated competition with other stage performance venues in Beijing, "As an important cultural and tourism landmark in Beijing, the auspicious grand theater will bring together famous troupes and famous actors across the country, with the national essence of Peking opera art as the core, to create a high-end performance platform for opera art." ”