Jimu News Chief Reporter Zhang Cong Correspondent Xia Chen During the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, during the wars between the warlords, Dongfang Yue, the daughter of a famous general, and her family were separated. She lived in Hongni Pass and later met one of the le

Jimu News Chief Reporter Zhang Cong

Correspondent Xia Chen

In the late Sui and early Tang Dynasty, during the wars between the warlords, Dongfang Yue, the daughter of a famous general, and her family were separated. She lived in Hongni Pass, and later joined the Wagang rebels who defected to the Tang Dynasty. One of the leaders, Wang Bodang, his junior brother who had an engagement, met by chance. Dongfang Yue relied on wisdom and courage to lead the soldiers of Hongni Pass to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, Xin Ba and others who coveted military power interfered. Wang Bodang wanted to save Dongfang Yue. After his death, Dongfang Yue led the remaining troops to defect to Li Shimin resolutely in grief...

html On the evening of March 29, as the "highlight" of the Wuhan "Xi Pier" opera art exhibition, the new historical Peking Opera " "New Hongni Pass" was wonderfully performed at Wuhan Theater. This tragedy, full of love and ideals, won applause from the audience.

"New Hong Ni Pass" is based on the traditional Peking Opera "Hong Ni Pass", with the historical background of the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, but it has made bold innovations in plot, characters and other aspects. Jimu News reporters noticed that in the traditional version of "Hong Ni Pass", "Dongfang Shi" and "Wang Bodang" fell in love with each other on the battlefield. The new drama gives this emotion a deeper meaning of family and country. The separation of the two people was sublimated into "willing to be a hero of peace and sweep away the smoke for the common people."

It is reported that the play is written by Rao Xiao, an outstanding young creator from our province, and directed by Lin Weilin, the famous Kunqu opera performing artist and winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award "Second Plum Blossom". Liu Ziwei, the winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award "Second Plum Blossom" As the artistic director, Jin Liang, director of the Composition Teaching and Research Office of the High School Affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Opera, is responsible for the singing design and composition and orchestration.

's new script also gives new connotations to the characters and gives the actors more room to display. Young actors Fang Jiahuan and Zhang Jiaqiang from the Wuhan Peking Opera Theater play the male and female protagonists respectively. Whether it is the fierce confrontation of the reunion on the battlefield, or the delicate emotions of testing each other's hearts in the garden, especially in the large opening scene of Duanmi Stream, Fang Jiahuan's "fight with the flag" "Clean and neat, with superb acting skills and profound artistic attainments, it vividly demonstrates the bravery, wisdom and tenderness of this female general, and also allows the audience to feel the infinite charm of the art of Peking Opera.

Jimu News reporter learned that after "New Hongni Pass", local literary and art troupes will also take over to bring multiple plays with rich themes and different styles to the Wuhan "Drama Pier" opera art performance, with far greater quantity and exploratory potential. More than ever.

(Picture provided by Wuhan Theater Official)

(Source: Jimu News)