Soprano Xu Jie is active in the music stage, opera, and folk song research fields. She has taught at East China Normal University and Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and is now a professor in the Vocal Opera Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
html On May 18th at the Shangyin Opera House, Xu Jie held a solo concert in the name of "May Praise", using music to connect the past and the present, and singing to talk about the times.
Xu Jie
Xu Jie integrates ethnic and bel canto singing styles, sometimes singing in a low voice, sometimes singing loudly. At the
concert, she took the lead in singing Chinese art songs such as "Guan Ju" and "Slow Sound", leading people to appreciate the beauty of ancient poetry. Then, she seamlessly switched to Chinese folk songs, such as the Hunan folk song "Flying a Kite", the Hubei folk song "Carrying Flowers to Buy on the Street", and the Jiangsu folk song "Uprooting Reed Flowers". They were simple and unpretentious, and she sang them with different regional colors. and ethnic flavours.
National opera is also Xu Jie’s strength. Classic excerpts from national operas such as "Sister Jiang", "Honghu Red Guards" and "Red Coral" resounded throughout the venue. Xu Jie uses delicate and full singing to lead the audience through time and space and recall the prosperous years.
Excerpts from "Sister Jiang" sung by Xu Jie
"Sister Jiang" is Xu Jie's specialty. At the scene, she slowly sang "Embroidered Red Flag" and "Ode to Red Plum Blossoms", which made people cry.
When she first played Sister Jiang, Xu Jie was still studying for a doctorate in vocal music at the School of Music at East China Normal University. Later, she played the role many times and performed more than ten times, combining a "loyal revolutionary" and an "ordinary person". "Female," he said.
’s long-term experience of playing Sister Jiang makes her feel that she is always preparing for the role, and her understanding of opera has also enriched with her life experience.
"Sister Jiang embodies a revolutionary spirit of perseverance and dedication. As an actor, you must first have this sense of belief." After becoming a mother, she can also better understand the softer side of Sister Jiang as a mother. .
Xu Jie, Wei Song, and Lu Jihong
That night, tenors Wei Song and Lu Jihong were surprise guests as special guests. Wei Song, who was still young, sang "The Sun That Never Sets on the Grassland" and "The Kind Mother of the Motherland", while Lu Jihong sang "Singing the Second Little Cowherd" and "The Soldier's Second Hometown".
This concert is a phased achievement of the 2022 Oriental Talents Program Youth Project (formerly Shanghai Young Top Talents), and is also one of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s 2024 Discipline Construction Achievements Exhibition Season projects.
