“Wild Boar Forest” rehearsal site file photo
The 2022 “Hundred Days Training” of the National Peking Opera Company has kicked off. A few days ago, the reporter came to the Changheyuan Theater of the National Peking Opera House. The “Wild Boar Forest” starring Tian Lei, a cultural celebrity of the Central Propaganda Department and a “four batches” talent, and a leading talent training object of the National Peking Opera “Hundred Days Training”, is in full swing. During the rehearsal, Li Yuan and his wife, the “Plum Blossom Award” couple, well-known Peking Opera performing artists Li Guang and Shen Jianjin were on-site guidance.
New singing of old operas is a tradition of the National Peking Opera Company
“It’s the tradition of the third troupe of the Peking Opera to sing new operas.” Li Guang told reporters that his masterpiece “Han Palace Horror” was adapted from the traditional play “Breaking the Golden Brick”, while “Wild Boar Forest” “is created by Mr. Li Shaochun on the basis of “Forcing on Liangshan”.
Peking Opera “Wild Boar Forest” is a classic repertoire that combines “singing, reading, and fighting” in one furnace. The story is based on the famous classic Chinese literature “Water Margin”. It tells the story of Lin Chong, the coach of the 800,000 forbidden army in Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was framed by the Taiwei Gao Qiu and sent to Cangzhou. , Lin Chong stabbed his enemy Lu Qian, and fled to Liangshanbo overnight in the wind and snow. The first person to put this story on the stage of Peking Opera was Yang Xiaolou, the master of martial arts. In 1948, it was arranged and adapted by Mr. Li Shaochun, a famous Peking Opera performing artist. In 1949, the play had 66 consecutive performances in Shanghai. In 1963, the play was put on the screen and became popular at home and abroad.
“This play, Mr. Li Shaochun, was not performed on the stage after the filming. Later, the Peking Opera Company of China revamped the play, starring Li Guang, Yuan Guolin and Li Weikang, strictly respecting Li Shaochun’s version, but there are also innovations, mainly It is reflected in the music design and lighting set.” Shen Jianjin explained that the appearance of Lin Chong and Mrs. Lin was only percussion in the movie, and the “Changting Separation” ended after the two sang. Later, when the rehearsal was added, the appearance music was added, which was very nice. It was designed by Li Guang, the main actor at the time, Lin Zongti, the piano player, and Xu Junde, who played the moon piano. “Changting Farewell” became a “Farewell Song” after adding music, which made the life and death of Lin Chong and Lin Niangzi even more tragic and moving, and the play was even better. Sword dancing, in the movie it is sword dancing, on the stage version there is dancing sword, in the past there was only percussion music in sword dancing, but Li Guang added music in his performance. When Mr. Li Wanchun, a famous Peking Opera master, watched it, he said that your innovation is very good, and it is more exciting than the past. In the future, Peking Opera troupes across the country will use this version to perform The Wild Boar Forest.
Cultivate leading talents and inherit national quintessence classics
“Mr. Li Shaochun is the first-generation protagonist of “Wild Boar Forest”, I am the second generation, and they are the third generation.” Li Guang pointed to Tian Lei on the stage and was very satisfied with his performance, “I gave him a row before. After this play, the performance is much more mature this time.”
“”Wild Boar Forest” is the essence of Mr. Li Shaochun’s life art. I imitate it first, and it is not easy to like it. Then, under the guidance of Mr. Li Guang, I can experience Mr. Li Guang’s understanding of the characters, and strive to achieve it is a progress. process.” Tian Lei said.
Mr. Li Shaochun’s performance art is broad and refined, complex and pure. He is an all-rounder in both civil and military, and is very creative. Laosheng Opera, Wusheng Opera, Hongsheng Opera, Monkey Opera, Traditional Opera, New Historical Opera, and Modern Opera are all good at. This “Wild Boar Forest” is his hard work, and it is also a repertoire of Guojing, which must be passed down from generation to generation. Li Guang said that in the past, the old three troupe rehearsals were all based on people. He had both civil and military skills, so he rehearsed “The Horror of Han Officials”, “Havoc in Heaven”, “Wild Boar Forest” and so on. Qin Xianglian” and “Xie Yaohuan”. “The young people today are in good condition, such as Tian Lei, who is good at both civil and martial arts. Now they inherit the plays of the older generation, and they can also tailor some plays for them in the future.”
“Compared with our predecessors, our foundation is too weak.” Tian Lei admitted that the gap between them and their predecessors is too great. Mr. Li Shaochun is a master of the generation, and Li Guang also has deep and solid skills, and he feels that he is far behind.
In fact, Tian Lei is also a leader among his peers. He is a postgraduate student of the 4th Chinese Peking Opera Outstanding Young Actors Postgraduate Class. In 2020, the Central Propaganda Department awarded cultural masters and “four batches” talents, the winner of the Plum Blossom Award, and will be selected in 2021 National Opera Performing Leading Talent Training Program of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In addition to traditional dramas, he has written new historical dramas “North Wind is Tight”, “The Poet King Bo”, “Luoshui Yiren” and “Mrs. Anguo”, adapted the historical drama “Battle of Weinan”, and newly compiled modern Peking opera “Mirror Sea Soul” and “Heroes of the East Pole”. “” “The Daughter of the Party”, “Crossing the River Scouting”, “Warrior” and other dramas have outstanding performances. What is even more rare is that he has learned from many famous masters and genres, and can act in multiple genres of play.
Shen Jianjin was very pleased when several plays were lined up, she said: “The play is a classic play, and if you choose the actors, you can get twice the result with half the effort. Tian Lei’s Lin Chong, Fu Jia’s Lin Niangzi, Yang Wei’s Lu Zhishen are all outstanding, inheriting the innovative ideas of the National Peking Opera House. style.”
The spirit of “Yike Cai” also needs to be inherited
“Stop, the two of you walk again, and move quickly.” Li Guang stood up and asked the young actors Shi Yan and Yu Huikang, who played Dong Chao and Xue Ba, to help Lin Chong sit down again and let them While doing the action, the words in the mouth should be said faster.
“Peking Opera pays attention to the spirit of ‘Yike Cai’, and the protagonists and supporting roles must be wonderful. While inheriting the classic repertoire, the spirit of ‘Yike Cai’ also needs to be inherited.” Li Guang emphasized.
The reporter saw that under the guidance of Li Chen, who played Jin’er, the actions of closing the door and holding the knife were done neatly and neatly, while Jin Xing, who played the role of Gao Yanei, had more exaggerated movements and expressions, revealing his ugliness. And Huang Jia, who played Lin Chong’s father-in-law who just came off the stage, and Tian Lei, the main actor, practiced the knife-to-gun test in the previous games. In the entire rehearsal field, no matter the leading role or the supporting role, they are all seriously rehearsing the play, with no distractions.
The outstanding young actor Fu Jia plays Mrs. Lin in the play. She is very excited to be able to perform this play and play the role that the teacher once played. She said that she saw a movie when she was a child, and the teacher was young at that time. Whether it was acting or singing, the whole state was the best period. “Although I didn’t have the chance to play Lady Lin before my teacher’s death, the teacher taught me this play from beginning to end, from singing, acting, and figure, to me word by word. The teacher processed the guidance and fully respected the guidance of Mr. Du during his lifetime, mainly to make minor adjustments to the places that were inappropriate, including positions, movements, etc. Mr. Shen said that as long as the feelings are in place and fit the characters, there is no problem. I have cooperated with Tian Lei before. “Shiro Visits His Mother” and “Changban Slope”, this is the third collaboration. He is a very mature actor and can bring me into the play.”
“We have the responsibility and responsibility to pass on the classic plays created by the old gentleman in the past, so that the current audience can see the style of Guojing back then. In 2019, Guojing revamped “Havoc in Heaven”, and the ticketing attendance rate was excellent.” Shen Jianjin He said with emotion that many things have not been passed down, and people have left, which is a pity. “Li Guang is 81 years old this year, and I am 77 years old. I am eager to pass on what I have learned to young people. As a Peking Opera artist, I must give the audience a good show and introduce good talents.”
(Reporter Su Liping of this newspaper)Return to Sohu, see more
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