"Shanxi is a great province of culture and drama, and the stage of opera is inseparable from the stories of "Yang Jia Jiang" and "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" that originated in Shanxi..." "We should be soulful, courageous, A well-behaved Chinese opera person." On the morning of September 24, the Ding Guoxian Grand Theater burst into applause, and the 82-year-old famous Peking Opera artist, Mr. Shang Changrong, came from Shanghai to join the event to "promote national culture and inherit China." At the art lecture on the theme of "Opera", at the lecture site, he sang and sang, and he was very enthusiastic, and was sought after by drama fans. On the same day, he was employed as the art consultant of Shanxi Jin Opera House. On the morning of September 25, Mr. Shang Changrong welcomed a new apprentice at the Mei Lanfang Theater, and Wang Chunhai, a first-class actor of Shanxi Jin Theater, became his newest apprentice.
Peking Opera performing artist Shang Changrong is one of the "Four Famous Actors" Shang Xiaoyun 's son, born in Beijing in 1940, is the honorary chairman of China Dramatists Association , one of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage (Peking Opera ) The representative successor of the project. He is good at exploring human nature, activating tradition, and actively seeking new cultural support for traditional art. He has won the "Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Drama" three times, the first winner of the "Plum Blossom Award" in the Chinese drama industry, and the Shanghai "Magnolia" Drama Performance Award three times. He has also been awarded the title of "World Drama Ambassador" by the International Dramatists Association, "Lifetime Achievement Dramatist" by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the China Art and Literature Award, the Shanghai Literature and Art Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Sino-American Film Festival. Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award, Magnolia Award Lifetime Achievement Award, etc. He starred in the 3D Peking Opera films " Farewell My Concubine ", "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu", "Zhenguan Grand Event" and " Lian Official Yu Jackie Chan ", which also shined in the field of opera films, dedicating many classic works to the audience.
On the morning of the 24th, the atmosphere of the lecture was extremely lively. The 82-year-old opera national treasure, like him on the stage, was in high spirits and high spirits. He even sang and spoke while instructing young and middle-aged actors, and even instructed everyone how to read Shakespeare's plays in a dramatic accent, which attracted applause from the audience. It can be seen that the old man's feelings for Shanxi are also very sincere. "I have a lot of fate with Shanxi. I came to Taiyuan for the first time in 1957. Shanxi is a major province of opera, 49 winners of ' Plum Blossom Award ' and 'Second Plum'. There are 4 winners, and there are not so many provinces in the country, so I came to Shanxi to learn, study and report. There are many backbone heroes in Shanxi, not only in ancient times and modern times, but also in modern times. I haven’t been to Shanxi for several years. We Shanghai Peking Opera Theater filmed the Peking Opera "Lian Li Yu Jackie Chan", I asked several times to go to Luliang Fangshan to pay homage to this high-ranking official, and later the China Plum Blossom Award Art Troupe also went to Luliang to perform, and then later " Yu Jackie Chan " It has been transplanted by many local theatre troupes, which is also a rich legacy of Shanxi's opera stage." Mr. Shang Changrong said.
In the lecture, Mr. Shang Changrong led everyone to review the development history of Chinese opera, talked about the relationship between inheritance and innovation in opera, and encouraged young actors to strengthen their cultural self-confidence and realize new achievements in maintaining integrity and innovation. The atmosphere of the lecture was warm and the applause continued. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed and studied the Peking Opera films "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu" and "The Prosperity of Zhenguan" by Shang Changrong.
On the morning of September 25, Mr. Shang Changrong welcomed new apprentices at Mei Lanfang Theater, and Wang Chunhai, a first-class actor of Shanxi Jin Theater, became his apprentice. Mr. Shang Changrong kept improving and made unremitting efforts on the stage, spared no effort to promote the inheritance of opera art off the stage, and did his best to cultivate artistic successors. This apprenticeship is of great significance. It not only provides a platform for the artistic growth of Wang Chunhai, an outstanding actor with colorful faces, but also promotes the exchange, learning and mutual learning of the culture and art of Peking Opera and Jin Opera. The apprenticeship ceremony was congratulated by many Liyuan artists, including Wang Aai, Tian Guilan , Wang Baochai, Ji Rongsheng, Xie Tao, Li Guilian , Song Zhuanzhuan , Sun Chang, etc.
in the apprenticeship ceremonyAfterwards, the actors of the Youth Troupe of Shanxi Jin Opera House gave an 80-minute report performance. Mr. Shang Changrong and other famous artists enjoyed the classic plays "Civus Cat for Prince", " Counting Food ", "Xu Ce Running City" and "Killing Xi". ”, “ Yellow Crane Tower ”, “Shuanglong Opera of the Eight Immortals” and other repertoires drew a perfect end to the whole event.
Shanxi Evening News reporter Fan Lu
