The National Peking Opera Company recently announced its key tasks for 2024 in terms of repertoire creation, performance and performance.
Wang Yong, director of the National Peking Opera Company, introduced that in terms of new repertoire, the modern Peking opera "Old Auntie" and the new historical drama "Return to the Hometown" focus on realistic themes and historical themes; the Peking operas "The Peony Pavilion" and "The History of Women" give classic works a unique The situational concert "Spring and Autumn" forms a chord of literature and music in the stage performance.
In terms of revival plays, the theater invited famous Peking opera performing artists Ye Shaolan, Liu Changyu, Feng Zhixiao, Chen Shufang, Yuan Huiqin, etc. to serve as artistic directors. The theater's leading talents and top talent training candidates will star in "Meng Lijun", "Su Xiaomei", "Northern Red Mushroom Girl" Excellent plays such as "The Flower Gun" and "Hate in the Palace of Chu" are full of vitality of the times.
In order to deeply develop the theater performance brand, the National Peking Opera Company will launch the 2024 "Sound of Spring" and "Rhyme of Autumn" performance seasons to present the quintessence of Chinese Peking Opera to the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. The "Celebrating July 1st" red-themed performance season will stage a number of classic plays praising the party, the motherland, the people, and heroes.
In order to commemorate the birthdays of Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu, Ye Shenglan, Zhang Chunhua and other famous figures, the theater will launch a series of performances in May, June, October and November to reproduce the classic works of Peking Opera masters.
In addition, the "2024 Excellent Peking Opera Repertoire Performance" hosted by the National Peking Opera Theater will bring together excellent repertoires from Peking Opera troupes from all over the country, and carry out Beijing Mei Lanfang Grand Theater performances and national tours in an "invite in + go out" model. The National Peking Opera Company will also take this opportunity to establish a database of outstanding Peking Opera repertoire. While
creative performances are developing in an all-round way, the theater has taken advantage of its artistic resources and launched the "Mei Lanfang Grand Theater Live Theater", launching 24 Peking Opera plays with the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" as its logo, spreading the charm of Chinese quintessence of art to thousands of households. .
Reporter: Zhou Wei
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(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
