Zeng Xiaomin (left) and Zhang Weijian (right) jointly performed the Cantonese Opera Symphony “Chivalrous Tenderness” Photo courtesy of Guangdong Satellite TV
China News Service, Guangzhou, January 26 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) The reporter learned from Guangdong Satellite TV on the 26th that “2022 Long Teng Hu Yue Dawan District Guangdong Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala” will be held at 19:30 and 19:30 on the first day of the Year of the Tiger (February 1). audience meet. According to reports, the unique cultural charm of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will connect the whole party in series with the same heritage, fusion of Chinese and Western cultures, diversity and openness.
This Bay Area Spring Festival Gala is divided into three chapters, “Lingnan Feige”, “Colorful Bay Area” and “Beautiful Flowers and Full Moon”. A group of cultural and sports stars and celebrities participated. The reporter walked into the front and behind the scenes of the recording of this Spring Festival literary feast a few days ago, and felt the taste of the Bay Area in advance.
Joey Yung (middle), Guan Zhibin (left), and Chen Kaizhou (right) sang on the same stage for Guangdong Satellite TV
Under the guidance of drones and unmanned boats, guests from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, including Su Bingtian, Sun Nan, Joey Yung, Fu Longfei, Mai Jiaxin, Guan Zhibin, and Chen Kaizhou, sang at the opening, enjoying the scenery of the Bay Area and feeling the fireworks in the world with the audience. Xue Zhiqian, Joey Yung, Twins and other singers brought their best songs, “Just Right”, “Yayaya”, “The Queen of the Next Stop” and other well-known and popular golden songs all over the country, will be renewed in this Bay Area Spring Festival Evening show.
Earlier, Joey Yung said in an interview that “Yayaya” is a very inspirational song, and for her, it is a true portrayal of her struggle on the road of life, “As long as you are willing to follow your goals, you are Big winner in life.”
Photo courtesy of Su Bingtian and his children on the stage of Guangdong Satellite TV
The Spring Festival carries the “home” plot of Chinese sons and daughters. Tan Weiwei sang the original song “Going Home”, using “thinking of relatives every festive season” as the simplest and most natural emotional expression, and evoking the most profound and extreme emotional resonance with “the sky and the sea are separated from the blood”. The lyrics and melody have undergone repeated scrutiny and polishing. Every earnest “go home” in the chorus hits the depths of the heart. This deep and warm family and country feelings blend with the traditional festival atmosphere and are more infectious.
In this regard, Tan Weiwei said: “Many friends who are wandering outside may not be able to go home for the New Year, but they miss their home all the time. Hearing this song, I believe it can ease everyone’s longing for their hometown.”
Photo courtesy of Twins Guangdong Satellite TV
Last year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, the song “Bay” sung by Faye Wong received enthusiastic responses. This Spring Festival Gala invited Chang Shilei, the creator and musician of “The Bay” to sing. It is reported that this is the first Cantonese song written by Chang Shilei. “The Bay represents a kind of confidence. When I wrote it, I was very determined to sing it in Cantonese. Cantonese songs are very popular for people of any age. There is a unique charm.”
The song “The Unknown”, sung by Tang Hanxiao and Huang Xiaoyun, as well as the melodrama that tells the story of the “confined area” in Guangzhou, all focus on the unsung heroes on the front line of the fight against the epidemic. Tang Hanxiao revealed: “The show has designed some special links, and those who have contributed to the fight against the epidemic and disaster relief will all participate in the performance.”
Photo courtesy of Guangdong Satellite TV at the recording site of Guangdong Satellite TV’s Spring Festival Gala in 2022
There is hope in the Bay Area! Children’s Voice Suite “A Clothes and Water”, the children’s choirs from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau are invited to perform “The Pearl River Flows Slowly in the Dream”, “Across from Macau is Hengqin”, “McDull and Chicken” and other songs. future.
Cantonese opera, which also belongs to the essence of traditional culture, is a local opera that was born and developed in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Cantonese Opera Symphony “Tenderness of Chivalry”, co-created by the director of Guangdong Cantonese Opera House Zeng Xiaomin and multi-resident artist Zhang Weijian, integrates classic Cantonese opera arias and film and television hits, and boldly uses the symphony as the soundtrack of Cantonese opera, and the effect is amazing.
Photo courtesy of Guangdong Satellite TV, the sitcom “Closed and Controlled Zone”
Zeng Xiaomin said that the rise of the national tide is a good time for the development of the art of opera. Zhang Weijian admitted that he had never tried to mix and collide popular songs with Cantonese opera before. He was excited about this cooperation with Zeng Xiaomin, and was honored to be a part of the Greater Bay Area. (Finish)
Article source: Chinanews.com
Author: Cheng Jingwei | Editor in charge: Zhang Zhuhua