Dahe Newspaper Dahe client reporter Zhang Congbo
General Secretary Xi Jinping replied to the teachers and students of the China Academy of Performing Arts on October 23, putting forward ardent expectations for their inheritance and development of opera art, and encouraging teachers and students to explore the true meaning of art in teaching and learning, and to forge ahead with the original intention of art in serving the people.
As one of the recipients, Ma Jinfeng, honorary professor of the China Academy of Performing Arts and master of Yu opera, was greatly encouraged, saying: "The general secretary's words of encouragement have spoken to my heart! I believe that the new generation of opera people will certainly be able to create new glory of Chinese opera under the guidance and leadership of their predecessors!"
Compared with the classic characters portrayed on the stage, many people do not know much about Ma Lao's teaching at the China Academy of Performing Arts. In 2009, Ma Jinfeng was invited to become an honorary professor of the China Academy of Performing Arts, teaching the first Yu script class. Come and hear the memories of the students.
◆ When teaching at the Xiqu Academy, he sang for the campus green maintenance workers
Mr. Ma Jinfeng is the founder of the "six major schools" of Yu opera, the founder of the Ma school of art, one of the only remaining "five famous Dans" of Yu opera, not only a witness and promoter of Henan opera, but also a practitioner of Chinese opera education.
The 2018 National Arts Fund's 2018 stage art creation funding project, Yu Opera "Ma Jinfeng", began with Ma Jinfeng's memories of teaching at the China Academy of Performing Arts in his 80s.
△ At the end of 2019, Ma Jinfeng interacted with the audience
In his later years, Mr. Ma Jinfeng devoted himself to the cultivation of Yu opera talents, taught the highest school of Chinese opera in his old age, served as an honorary professor of the China Academy of Opera, and taught the first Yu opera class of the class of 2009.
Liu Wenhui, a young actor who plays Ma Jinfeng in the Yu opera "Ma Jinfeng", is a graduate of this class. She said: "Teacher Ma taught me for a whole year, it was very rare, guided me to rehearse "Mu Guiying Hanging Commander", Teacher Ma taught seriously and rigorously, when the teacher had just undergone surgery, his feet were swollen and he couldn't wear shoes, he still insisted on standing and teaching us to play, everyone was very moved. ”
Liu Wenhui still remembers a detail. Once, Ma Jinfeng was walking on campus, and the workers who cared for flowers and plants recognized ma Jinfeng, who had been admired for a long time, and greeted them excitedly, and Teacher Ma greeted everyone cordially and said, "You work very hard, let me sing a piece to everyone", and sang it after saying it.
Liu Wenhui's most impressive words about the teacher are "good acting", "the audience is a relative", and "the big things can't disappoint the audience".
△ In December 2018, Ma Jinfeng sang and watched the Yu opera "Ma Jinfeng"
◆ The most unforgettable happy time for students is to drink the sweet noodle soup stirred by Ma Lao's own hands
"The three cannons outside the gate are like thunderclaps, and I came out of tianbo mansion to protect the country, wearing a golden crown and pressing my sideburns, and I put on the iron armor of that year..." Ma Jinfeng starred in the Yu opera classic "Mu Guiying Hangs Up as a Marshal", which has long been a household name.
Ma Jinfeng learned art at the age of six, and now has walked on the road of opera for more than 90 years, and the classic roles she portrayed such as Mu Guiying have been famous for more than half a century. In 2011, Ma Jinfeng was awarded the "Yu Opera Art Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 2nd China Yu Opera Festival.
Ma Jinfeng lives a simple life, especially cherishing and protecting the golden voice. Not only did she have no connection with alcohol or tobacco, but she also did not eat even slightly irritating foods such as chicken, duck, fish, sorbet soda, etc. Her most common meals are steamed buns, vegetarian dishes, and sweet noodle soup is her favorite, a eating habit she has adhered to for decades. Some fans also made up a smooth mouth "Ma Jinfeng has a good voice, sweet noodle soup is indispensable."
Liu Wenhui's unforgettable happy time was to drink the sweet noodle soup stirred by the teacher's own hand. When studying in the undergraduate class, students go to Ma Jinfeng's residence, and they can often see her wearing an apron to wash vegetables and stir up gnocchi herself.
△ In April 2019, 97-year-old Ma Jinfeng participated in the Eighth WenDai conference in Henan
Ma Jinfeng received many apprentices in his lifetime, but the requirements for disciples were very high, first look at the character, but also have a certain foundation, truly love Yu opera and Ma Pai, and once accepted, the teaching drama will be unreserved. When the disciples came to visit, Ma Jinfeng would also let them sing a piece on the spot, taste a pin, pick a cut, pick a fault, and advise them to improve.
Ma Jinfeng's disciple and national first-class actor Bai Qing once said: "The teacher has regarded the drama as his destiny all his life, and now that he is older, sometimes he may not be able to recognize people, but whenever he lets her sing, the words will not be forgotten, and chatting a few words can always talk about the play." In terms of inheritance, the teacher always wants to bring as many good seedlings as possible. ”
Source: Dahe Client Editor: Hao Gong