Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) From April 16th to 17th, the original national opera "August 1st Uprising", which is a large-scale stage drama and work creation funding project of the National Arts Fund in 2024, will be performed at the Central Opera House. This is the first time the opera has been performed in Beijing since its premiere in Nanchang, where the August 1st Uprising took place. At that time, Shi Yijie, Du Huan, Yang Xiaoyong, Wang Lida and many other outstanding artists will jointly interpret that magnificent historical picture on the opera stage, vividly highlighting The glorious years when heroes emerged in large numbers.
The national opera "August 1st Uprising" will be performed at the Central Opera House. The picture is a still.
The original national opera "August 1st Uprising" was published by the Propaganda Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Culture and Tourism Department of Jiangxi Province, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of Jiangxi Province, the Propaganda Department of the Nanchang Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Jiangxi Cultural and Performing Arts Development Group, and Nanchang Culture, Radio and Television News It is jointly produced by the Tourism Bureau, created and performed by the Jiangxi Provincial Song and Dance Theater and Nanchang Culture and Art Center, jointly performed by the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra and the School of Music and Dance of Nanchang Normal University, and operated by Jiangxi Cultural Performance Theater. The play brings together chief director Huang Dingshan, screenwriters Yan Qi and Wang Xiaoling, composer Luan Kai, conductor Wang Yan, producer Du Huan, stage designer Zhou Danlin, lighting designer Hu Yaohui, costume designer Chen Tongxun, sound designer Song Duoduo, assistant director/physical design Shi Ji , makeup designer Fang Xuling, graphic designer Liu Xianlin, administrative director Fu Xiang and other powerful artists formed a strong creative team, and many outstanding opera singers such as Shi Yijie, Du Huan, Yang Xiaoyong, Wang Lida, etc., vividly portrayed Zhou Enlai in the play. Waiting for group portraits of revolutionary predecessors.
A large number of the main creators of "August 1st Uprising" are soldiers, and they created this work with a belief. "The subject of the August 1st Uprising is a once-in-a-century event!" Huang Dingshan said in an interview with the media: "Whether we are directors, screenwriters, composers, stage designers, etc., we were all soldiers, so we have deep feelings in our hearts, and we also have creative ideas. It has a strong advantage." Therefore, "August 1st Uprising" is not only an opera with a Jiangxi theme, but also an opera with a strong military music style.
Previously, on the evening of January 26, the original national opera "August 1st Uprising" was successfully auditioned at the Jiangxi Art Center Grand Theater in Nanchang, where the August 1st Uprising took place. The whole play is divided into 14 acts and 41 arias, sequence and ending. Covers almost all forms of vocal art singing. As a masterpiece of the times that took more than three years of preparation with the joint efforts of many parties, the play is majestic, full of soulfulness, passionate and inspiring. From the planning and preparation of the uprising to the fierce battle and the final victory, the plot is tense, suspenseful and fascinating. The play reproduces the magnificent history of the Nanchang Uprising with passionate melody and affectionate interpretation. On the stage, the superb performances of the actors not only made the figures in history appear on the stage, but also allowed people to see the heroes of that era. They used their blood and lives to compose magnificent epics, interpreting the bravery and firm belief of the uprising soldiers and civilians. The audience seemed to be able to hear the gunshots of the uprising, see the beacon fire of the uprising, and feel the spirit of heroic struggle for the country and the world.
Since its performance in January, "August 1st Uprising" has been performed for more than 30 times. It has achieved unprecedented success and received unanimous praise from both inside and outside the industry. "The national opera "August 1st Uprising" is a stage art work with a distinctive 'epic' temperament and distinctive aesthetic pursuit." After the performance, the creative team collected a large number of opinions from experts and audiences. After several months of modification, polishing, and improvement, this version has a tighter rhythm and fuller emotions of the characters, hoping to allow the audience to experience it immersively. The great significance of the "August 1st Uprising".
At present, the play has been included in the "2023-2025 Stage Art Creation Action Plan" of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; the National Arts Fund's 2024 large-scale stage play and work creation funding project; the Jiangxi Provincial Committee Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China "Participated in the 17th China "Five One Project" Award for the Construction of Spiritual Civilization of the Ministry of Propaganda (2022-2024) Key Literary and Artistic Works Creation and Production Plan" "Five One Project" literary and artistic quality creation funding project; Jiangxi Culture and Art Fund's key project in 2023.
The national opera "August 1st Uprising" is not only an audio-visual feast, but also a profound historical education and spiritual baptism. This opera allows the audience to have a deeper understanding of the historical significance and value of the "August 1st Uprising", and also allows the audience to strengthen their beliefs and pursuits. As the place where the August 1st Uprising occurred, Jiangxi highly unified ideology and artistry through the performance of stage works, and presented a historical drama, a heroic drama, and a period drama to the centenary of the founding of the army.
editor, Tong Na
proofreader, Liu Jun
