"Butterflies dance among the flowers every year, and I hope those who flutter them will always be in pairs..." At 22:23 on February 9, the Teochew opera, known as the "Flower of the South", appeared on the China Central Radio and Television Station's "2024 Spring Festival" for the first time. Gala". Two young actors from the Guangdong Teochew Theater, Ng Jialin and Cai Jinhao, sang together in the opera program "A Hundred Flowers in Bloom" and worked together to perform the excerpt "Garden Contract" from the classic Teochew opera "Su Liu Niang", allowing audiences at home and abroad to pass Watch "Chaoshan version of Butterfly Lovers " on the screen and appreciate the charm of Teochew opera.
On the Spring Festival Gala stage, Wu Jialin transformed into the smart and beautiful Su Liuniang, while Cai Jinhao played the charming young student Guo Jichun. The two young actors performed ancient operas with young faces, bringing new ideas and bright colors to the art of opera. As soon as they appeared on the stage, they conquered the audience and won applause. , cheers and cheers.
It is reported that the legend of Su Liuniang is called the "Chaoshan version of Butterfly Lovers". It tells that Su Liuniang lived at her uncle's house in Xilu, Chaoyang, Shantou since she was a child, and she and her cousin Guo Jichun were childhood sweethearts. A story about the unwavering pursuit of love. The excerpt of "Garden Contract" is the most well-known to the world, and it is also a model of love praised by many Chaoshan people.
Although the performance on the Spring Festival Gala stage only lasts for tens of seconds, it is not easy to capture the audience's attention and condense the most exciting parts. It is understood that Wu Jialin and Cai Jinhao are students in the 21st-level multi-opera undergraduate class at the China Academy of Opera, and they are also the only pair of college students in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala opera program group.
Wu Jialin said in an interview with the media that it took them three months from receiving the news from the director team to performing on stage. Before the Spring Festival Gala performance, they had participated in countless rehearsals, from the time on stage, stage positioning to the relationship with their partners. Eye contact and interaction with actors from other dramas must be practiced and deliberated over and over again to ensure that everything is perfect when taking the stage. We hope to present our best side to the national audience on this special night.
Text | Reporter Zhao Yingguang Correspondent Shanxuan
