Original title: “”Xiaoqin” sings drunk people! The famous Henan opera artist Liu Lanfang has passed away, no memorial service will be held due to the epidemic”
Elephant News reporter Liang Xinhui
“Qing Lingling water comes to the blue yingying sky, Xiaoqin, I will wash my clothes by the river, and Brother Erhei will go to the county to hold a militia meeting. He said that he will return today…” This classic melody comes from a modern drama in Henan opera. The mouth of “Xiao Qin” in “Xiao Er Hei Marriage”. At 21:14 on August 30, 2021, Liu Lanfang, a famous Henan opera performer who played “Xiaoqin”, died of cancer in Zhengzhou at the age of 86. A reporter from Mammoth News·Dongfang Jinbao learned from the Third Regiment of Henan Yu Theater: In view of the epidemic prevention and control situation, no memorial service will be held.
[噩耗]Liu Lanfang, a famous Henan opera artist, died, no memorial service will be held due to the epidemic
In the middle of the night on August 30, the famous composer and critic Zhu Chaolun released a message that quickly attracted the attention of the majority of theater people and enthusiastic fans.
“Dear relatives and friends, I mourn you with extreme sorrow: I am dear, lovely, respectable, and I have known each other since the age of seventeen. Help and support each other, never give up, live in the same unit, and work together for the modern drama of Henan Opera. A good wife, good comrades, Liu Lanfang, failed to cure due to illness, unfortunately at 9:14 pm on August 30, 2021 Passed away. I was utterly distraught: her character without regard for fame and fortune, her dedication to work, and her sincere attitude of not laughing or talking when meeting people, all stayed in my heart. I pressed my grief and had to tell the unfortunate news. Friends and family. My dear wife, she is gone, gone! Very peaceful.”
“I will always miss my beloved wife Liu Lanfang. I will never forget Liu Lanfang, my comrade-in-arms in common cause!” Zhu Chaolun said at the end of this message.
Once the news of Zhu Chaolun was sent out, it quickly attracted the attention of a large number of theater people and enthusiastic fans. Many people quickly contacted Teacher Zhu Chaolun to confirm the news, and many people rushed to Teacher Zhu Chaolun’s home overnight to arrange for Teacher Liu Lanfang’s funeral.
(Liu Lanfang on the stage)
It is reported that Liu Lanfang has been in good health and was hospitalized on July 5 this year due to physical discomfort. Zhu Chaolun and Liu Lanfang have been concealing the news of the hospitalization. In addition to the epidemic prevention and control, the family members did not disclose the news of the illness and hospitalization. They were shocked until the bad news came.
On the morning of August 31, the third group of Henan Yu Theater issued an obituary.
The obituary said: Teacher Liu Lanfang suddenly passed away, and the opera industry is in sorrow! The third group of Henan Yu Theater was entrusted by Mr. Liu Lanfang and teacher Zhu Chaolun to handle part of the aftermath. Please send wreaths, elegiac couplets and other mourners to contact the staff of the third group of Henan Yu Theater before September 3, 2021. The third group of Henan Yu Theater will make statistics and transfer them to their families.
On the morning of August 31, a reporter from Mammoth News·Dongfang Jinbao learned from the Third Regiment of Henan Yu Theater that due to the prevention and control of the epidemic, no memorial service will be held.
(“Little Erhei Marriage” stills)
[经历]Based on the stage for more than 70 years, shaping the image of more than 10 modern rural girls
Liu Lanfang was born in Xixian County, Xinyang County, Henan Province in 1935. He loved art since childhood and was good at singing and dancing.
In 1950 after the founding of New China, Liu Lanfang was recruited to the Huangchuan Cultural and Industrial Troupe. In 1952, he transferred the Henan Opera Troupe.
In 1956, the Henan Yu Theater was established, and the Henan Opera Troupe was changed to the Third Troupe of Henan Yu Theater. In the practice of stage art for decades, she has succeeded in shaping the image of more than 10 modern rural girls due to her diligent study, diligent exploration, seriousness and excellence in art. Finally became a performing artist who is good at modern Henan opera.
In the first provincial opera performance in 1956, Liu Hulan, who starred in the drama “Liu Hulan”, won the second-class actor award; in the second provincial opera performance in 1959, he starred in “Winter to Spring” and won the Outstanding Actor Award. And Liu Lanfang is most familiar to the audience, not the part of Xiaoqin in “Xiao Erhei Marriage”, she is shy, cute and charming.
The Henan Opera “Little Erhei Marriage” is adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous “Yam Egg” writer Zhao Shuli. In 1953, the Henan Opera Troupe premiered in Kaifeng, Henan Province in the form of Henan Opera. The play tells the story of Liu Erhei, a militia hero who fell in love with Xiaoqin, a girl from the same village during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and was opposed by both parents with serious superstitions.
The Henan opera “Xiao Er Hei Marriage” has made outstanding achievements in the modern dramatization of the themes. The stage moves are exaggerated and danced based on the traditional opera formulas of life. In the play, Xiaoqin, played by Liu Lanfang, is very popular, and chants such as “The blue and blue sky of Qing Lingling” have been widely circulated to this day. So that when the audience heard the three words Liu Lanfang, the melody could emerge in their minds, as if they could see the alive and lovely girl Liu Lanfang played on the stage.
In addition to “Xiao Erhei Marriage”, Liu Lanfang also starred in many classic dramas such as “Stubborn Father and Daughter-in-law”, “The Trial of Love”, “Xinghua Camp” and “Good Captain”, successfully portraying the image of rural women with distinctive personality and various roles. Deep into the hearts of the people.
It is worth mentioning that, in addition to mastering the national and opera singing methods, Liu Lanfang has also learned from Western singing methods, and formed a sweet and round, fresh and bright, tactful and crisp artistic style.
[心声]She is one of the pioneers, witnesses, witnesses, developers and advocates of Henan Henan Opera modern drama
“Ms. Liu has made significant contributions to the cause of Henan Opera, especially the modern drama of Henan Opera, and is a representative figure of the’Three Groups’ style. He has left the audience with a series of lifelike typical characters such as Xiaoqin and Liu Hulan. The people love it,” said Chen Yongquan, vice chairman of the Henan Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
Chen Yongquan said that Teacher Liu Lanfang has a sweet voice, a double heart of virtue and art. In particular, her sweet, crisp, mellow and bright singing voice has a distinct personality and is highly recognizable, and she has drunk her singing for generations. “Her departure is a great loss to the opera career in our province. We have lost a dear elderly and respectable teacher. May Teacher Liu go well all the way, the water of Qinglingling will always be there, and the sky of blue Yingying will stay forever. “
“I am shocked to hear that our beloved teacher Liu is driving to the west of Hexi, I am deeply sad! Teacher Liu is the most loved artist of virtue and art by the people! Teacher Liu has devoted his life to the cause of opera and made great contributions to the development of modern Henan opera. Contribution! Created countless amiable, respectable and lovely stage hero images for the audience, which are deeply loved by the audience! Teacher Liu has also spared no effort to cultivate many outstanding young artistic talents for the inheritance and development of Henan Opera and modern opera, and will be our descendants forever An example to follow!” Jia Wenlong, deputy dean of Henan Yu Theater and head of the third group of Henan Yu Theater, said that the death of Teacher Liu is a great loss for the opera industry! Everyone has lost a good teacher! The audience has lost a good actor! Good artist! We will always miss Teacher Liu! Teacher Wangliu is going all the way!
Liu Lanfang and Jia Wenlong (first from left) together
On the morning of August 31, Fan Jun, the vice chairman of the Chinese Quyi Artists Association and the chairman of the Henan Province Quyi Artists Association, rushed to Teacher Liu Lanfang’s house, tears drenched. “It’s so sudden, it hurts in my heart! Aunt Lan Fang, I can’t bear you too much!”
At around 7 o’clock in the morning on the 31st, Li Shujian, vice chairman of the Chinese Drama Association, chairman of the Henan Provincial Dramatists Association, and dean of the Henan Yu Theater, learned of the news of Liu Lanfang’s death, “It was sudden, very sad, and very heavy.”
Li Shujian said that Teacher Liu Lanfang was one of the “Five Famous Performers” of the Third Troupe of Henan Yu Opera, and one of the pioneers, witnesses, witnesses, developers, and advocates of Henan Opera Modern Opera. She has been on the Henan Opera stage for more than 70 years. With one work, one sentence, one little thing, one action, she interprets the lofty demeanor of “not self-interested, specializing in benefiting others”; she has good character and exquisite art, which is important in Henan and even in the whole country. Influence.
[生活]”We have been together for 70 years, and I didn’t let me take good care of her in front of the hospital bed until we died.”
“In the Henan drama circle, Liu Lanfang and Zhu Chaolun are well-known model couples, and their relationship is deep,” Li Shujian said.
Both Liu Lanfang and her husband Zhu Chaolun were born in June 1935, and their combination is as dramatic as the Henan Opera art they love. In 1952, Liu Lanfang was transferred to the Provincial Opera Troupe from the Huangchuan District Art Troupe and Zhu Chaolun from the original Xinxiang District Art Troupe of Plain Province. When she joined the troupe, the modern Henan opera “Luohan Qian”, which reflected the new “Marriage Law”, starring Liu Lanfang, became an instant hit. Since then, she has starred in dozens of modern dramas, which has had a profound influence on the masses. When Liu Lanfang rose to fame and made her mark on the stage, Zhu Chaolun was just an unknown accompanist in the group. However, the common artistic pursuit and long-term spiritual communication made Liu Lanfang and Zhu Chaolun married in 1956.
(Zhu Chaolun, Liu Lanfang and his wife are guests in Li Shujian’s fast live studio)
In the beginning, in order to support his wife’s continued development in her career and create a more glorious stage art image, Zhu Chaolun quietly set up paving stones. He willingly enclosed himself in a narrow family life circle and took over all the housework. After his wife became famous, Zhu Chaolun began to devote himself to the practice of professional opera creation since 1963. At this time, Liu Lanfang turned to support her husband without hesitation. The role change between art and life is largely due to the husband and wife’s mutual understanding of their careers and their firm belief in creating a better life.
“The relationship between husband and wife is not only tied to career, but also to care for and consider each other in life.” Zhu Chaolun said that he is from Shandong, with a more outgoing personality and straightforward speech, while Liu Lanfang is relatively introverted and doesn’t like to talk too much. In more than 40 years of life, the husband and wife rarely quarreled, and enjoyed the reputation of “model couples” in the literary and art circles.
(Liu Lanfang is teaching children how to play)
Life is splendid by art: After retirement, Liu Lanfang and Zhu Chaolun seem to be busier. The expansion of the activity space provides them with richer connotations for their continued artistic life. The two are enthusiastic about participating in various social activities, and their life in their later years seems more colorful.
“I was hospitalized on July 5, and it has been less than two months now. It was too sudden. We have been together for 70 years, and she didn’t let me take good care of her in front of the bed.” On the morning of August 31, Zhu Chaolun When I was interviewed, I was very sad.
“It looks like a peach and a golden heart, Xiaoqin sings and drunks the world. Today, I left my eldest sister, and countless iron powder tears wet her breasts.” A poem by the famous playwright Qi Fei expresses the aspirations of countless people.