Counting up, the last time I saw Teacher Wang Junan on the spot was the Shanghai Station of the Spring Festival Gala of Yue Opera on January 21 this year, and the original teacher Li Min's performance of "Pan Wife Suo Wife".
Yue opera "Pan Wife Suo Wife": Wang Jun'an as Liang Yushu
Unexpectedly, due to the epidemic situation, Teacher Wang's work this year could only be completely suspended, including the "Yiren Near Yin" special session held in Beijing and Shanghai in early March to commemorate the centenary of Teacher Yin Guifang's birth. Online, since CCTV's "The Horns Are Coming" broadcast an episode of Teacher Wang's program in May, there has been no news.
Later, I also learned from some of the more senior fans that Teacher Wang is still busy abroad. Although the domestic epidemic situation has been basically controlled now, the quarantine policy for entry is still very strict, the time is long, the conditions are simple, and the flight back to China cannot guarantee safety.
Therefore, for Jun fans, since Jun's farewell, the days of looking forward to jun's return will continue for a while.
Yue opera "Liu Yong": Wang Jun'an as Liu Yong
If there is anything that is most lacking in my life now, it should be the same as the majority of Junfan, missing a performance by Teacher Wang Jun'an.
Even if I can't go to the place where Teacher Wang performs, it doesn't matter. As long as you see the news of Teacher Wang's business, you are happy.
Fortunately, a few days ago, the public account of "Junan Yueyun" was updated after a few months of silence, and Teacher Wang's official micro-shop "An An Xiao Shop" came out of the 2021 commemorative desk calendar, so he quickly placed an order. The photos on the calendar for each month are personally selected by Teacher Wang from the piles of photos taken in the past. It is still only in the pre-sale stage and is expected to be received at the end of this year and early next year.
I sincerely hope that in the new year, the situation of the world epidemic can improve, Teacher Wang can return to the stage as soon as possible, and the fans will gather in the theater again.
Yue opera TV series "Peony Pavilion Soul Record": Wang Jun'an as Liu Mengmei
Yue opera "Liu Yi Biography": Wang Jun'an as Liu Yi
Speaking of which, among jun fans, I am really just a very ordinary, very inconspicuous one. Unlike some senior fans, the relationship with Teacher Wang himself is very good. It is no better than some small partners who work in the opera circle, who can get the moon first near the water tower.
I am ashamed to say that the first time I watched Teacher Wang's performance offline was the Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala in 2019, which was late enough. At that time, she and Teacher Li Min performed "The Legend of Song Hong", although she only performed "Heshi", it was also a play that the Fanghuayue Opera Troupe had not performed for many years.
What is even more ashamed is that I have not heard the name of Teacher Wang before the performance, and it was after that "The Legend of Song Hong" that I learned that there was such a handsome and dashing Yue opera Yin Pai Xiaosheng.
Yue opera "The Legend of Song Hong": Wang Jun'an as Song Hong, Li Min as Princess Huyang
Later, Baidu found that Teacher Wang actually left the stage at the peak of his career and went to the United States to study and work alone for ten years. The working and living conditions in the United States are naturally superior, but she returned to the domestic stage when her life was stable and rich.
Even after ten years of disappearing, she was still so radiant on stage.
To exaggerate, in the CCTV "The Horns Are Coming" program last December, I saw jia baoyu played by her, such a smart, delicate, fresh and cute young man, and my first reaction was: "Who can believe that this treasure brother is played by a 50-year-old sister?" "It's not a performance, it's about being integrated with the character to be presented.
Yue opera "Dream of the Red Chamber": Wang Jun'an as Jia Baoyu
Maybe it's her demure handsome appearance, maybe it's her beautiful and intoxicating singing voice, maybe it's her rather tortuous experience, everything is fascinating anyway, even if it's her very dramatic plastic Mandarin — in short, since then, if Jun ruo is fine, it is a sunny day.
Later, of course, I made up all the plays that Teacher Wang had performed.
The classic "three outs": "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Pan Wife Suo Wife", "Jade Dragonfly" - coincidentally, are all stories related to jade, and I also recorded the three "niangzi" that Yushu called when he was in the cave room in "Pan Wife Suo Wife" as an alarm clock for getting up every day.
The newly edited repertoire: "Liu Yong", "Liu Yi Biography", "Peony Pavilion Soul Return" (Liu Yong Liu Yi Liu Mengmei - Teacher Wang's "Three Willows"), and "Peach Blossom Fan", which I had the privilege of seeing on the spot.
(PS: Personal feeling, before Teacher Wang went to the United States, many classic old plays performed in Fanghua, randomly pick a re-rehearsal, "Tianyu flower", "Queen Easy to Marry", "Qin Louyue", etc., are excellent, and the fans are even more blessed. ）
Yue opera "Peach Blossom Fan": Wang Jun'an as Hou Fangyu
Originally, after watching this year's Shanghai Station Yue Opera Spring Festival Gala, I was looking forward to Teacher Wang's "Yiren Near Yin" special session and other performances that could have been staged. I also thought that although the Beijing station was performed on the weekend, the place was too far away, and it was better to take a leave of absence on the day of the Shanghai station performance.
Unexpectedly, however, the epidemic disrupted everything.
Nowadays, when Teacher Wang is temporarily unable to operate, the majority of Jun fans must also brush the inventory of various classic plays or new plays to comfort the pain of lovesickness. When Teacher Wang will be able to return to the stage is indeed difficult to say.
But what is certain is that jun fans will always think of Jun'an and hope for Jun's return.
"Backstage" - Wang Junan's 2021 commemorative desk calendar
The author @ Youlanda, a post-90s who likes to write some words and like opera.