Facing a white wall, the classic lyrics of Huangmei Opera are sung by Dingge, which may be happy or sad, graceful and long. During the nearly 4 hours of online live broadcast, Dinge only sang and did not chat. Netizens continued to like him. After singing for one night, he thanked and left.
Screenshot of Dingge’s live broadcast replay. Xinhua News Agency issued
Dinge is an actor at Huangmei Theater in Hubei Province and was born in Huanggang.
"I have a bad voice, so I suffered a lot when singing Huangmei Opera." Dingge's slightly hoarse voice surprised the reporter. "The singing style of Huangmei Opera is high-pitched and translucent." Dinge said that because her congenital voice condition was not good enough, she performed Having been in supporting roles for 15 years, I often have to work harder than my peers to get the lyrics right.
With love, we can overcome all difficulties and dangers. Dingge was born into a theatrical family. His grandfather was a Chu opera actor, and his parents were also local opera actors. She has followed her parents into the countryside since she was a child, "sending plays to the countryside". Under the influence of his ears and eyes, Dingge often imitated his parents' appearance, wearing their headdress and their water sleeves to sing a verse.
When he grew up, Dinge came to Anhui to study art and became a professional actor. During a performance with a troupe, she was selected by the Huangmei Opera Theater of Hubei Province. She returned to Huanggang and gradually became well known to theater fans in her hometown.
In 2020, with the support of the theater, she began to try live singing Huangmei Opera on Douyin. She performed live singing on the theater account "Hubei Huangmei Opera Theater" and personal account "Huangmei Opera Dinge" and released short video works. Dingge's popularity on the Internet has been soaring. As of now, her live broadcasts have been watched more than 100 million times and her personal account has nearly 300,000 followers. She has become a new force helping traditional folk arts "break out of the circle".
On the evening of May 1st, Dingge (first from left) starred in the Huangmei Opera "The Match of Heaven" in Huanggang. Xinhua News Agency posted
"The best reward I can give the audience is to sing more verses in the limited live broadcast time." Dinge said, "I am a Huangmei Opera actor, and the live broadcast room is my online stage. In the eyes of an actor , the stage is sacred. "
" In the audience of Dingge's live broadcast room, there are old theater fans, new fans, and more young people who listened to it out of curiosity and became addicted as soon as they heard it. In recent years, more and more young people have come here, which makes Dinge feel "flattered". "Sometimes after the performance, some audience members communicate with me online. When they call me sister, I know they are younger than me." Dinge said that she established two theater fan groups with a total of nearly 1,200 people, and slowly connected with them. Once you are familiar with it, you will know that there are not only those born in the 90s, but also many born in the 2000s. They often ask for advice on drama plots, singing methods, etc., and sometimes learn a paragraph or two. "Like many people, they initially thought that listening to opera was a hobby for the elderly, and even looked down upon it. Later, as they slowly listened to it, they understood the flavor of opera and became loyal fans."
To Dinge For me, cultivating "theater fans" is both motivation and responsibility. "In the past, it was over after a play and people left. Now, through online live broadcast, you can see the audience's feedback and have in-depth communication with them."
On April 26, Dingge (second from left) in Hubei Province Rehearsal at Huangmei Theater. Xinhua News Agency issued
Classic songs such as "The Consort" and "Dragon Girl" are very difficult, requiring actors to invest full emotions and be happy, angry, sad and happy with the characters. "Every time I finish singing, although I am physically exhausted, it is very enjoyable." Dingge said, "I sing with emotion and not many skills, so that I can resonate with the audience."
In Dinge's view, the busyness of cyberspace , does not affect the rhythm of actual work. I get up early to practice and rehearse, perform in theaters during the day, and live online in the evening. Every day is very fulfilling. Since the first month of this year, Dingge has performed more than 60 times with the theater in Jiujiang, Huanggang, Huangshi and other places, bringing opera to the countryside. "Even when performing in remote rural areas, I can still meet theater fans who often listen to my singing online, which makes me feel extremely happy and proud."
The troupe also felt the charm of "famous actors"."Every time I go to a performance, there are people asking if Dingge is coming. Many theater fans even come from other places. I didn't expect the power of the Internet to be so powerful." Tu Xiaoyong, deputy director of Hubei Huangmei Theater, said that Huangmei Opera has also been updated as a result. As it became known to many people, the theater's popularity also increased, and the team received significantly more performance invitations.
Actor Wang Gang, who often partners with Dingge, told reporters that in order to meet the needs of online theater fans, Dingge always practices his singing skills silently, learns various singing methods, and even tries to integrate local operas and folk culture from various places into Huangmei Opera, and constantly creates new lyrics. , innovate new arias.
Under the leadership of Dingge, many young actors in the troupe also began to try live singing. "Although it has just started and there are not many fans yet, as long as we carefully approach young audiences, we will definitely gain more and more fans." Actor Qu Yuting said.
On May 1, "The Match", in which Dingge played the heroine for the first time, opened in Huanggang. The two-and-a-half-hour performance included taking the stage, starting the stage, dancing the sleeves, and starting to sing. The audience was packed with people, applause followed, and cheers continued. After coming off the stage, Dingge's eyes couldn't help but turn red, "This is the opportunity I've been dreaming of, it's great to sing!"
took off his clothes, took a short rest, and returned to the live broadcast room. Dingge started singing again to entertain more viewers. , for your own pear garden dream.
