Recently, Yu Jinglan, a descendant of the "Yuan School" of the Shanghai Yue Opera Theater and a national second-level actor, released his first Yue Opera album "Yu·Yue - Yu Jinglan's Classic Yue Opera Sings". Talking about her deep love for Yue Opera, Yu Jinglan, who comes from Shengzhou, the hometown of Yue Opera, said: "Everything in life must be done by oneself, and one step at a time will make one's journey." She firmly believes that inheriting and carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture cannot be separated from the accumulation of every moment. , only by combining personal development with the future and destiny of the drama, and adhering to integrity and innovation, can we truly achieve "transcendence" in artistic life.
For Yu Jinglan, Yue Opera is the local accent that haunts the soul, the mentor who nourishes the heart, and the genes that are integrated into the blood. Since her debut, she has always been respectful and down-to-earth guarding the Yue Opera stage. The release of the album also incorporates Yu Jinglan's love and thinking about Yue Opera. It is not only a stage summary of her career as an artist, but also a new starting point for her future. As a disciple of the "Yuan School" of Yue Opera, Yu Jinglan also pays tribute to the "Yuan School" master Yuan Xuefen and the "Yuan School" successor and mentor Fang Yafen with this album.
's first album "Yu·Yue" contains classic excerpts from the Yue opera "The Romance of the West Chamber", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" and "Xiang Lin's Wife", which she has starred in in recent years, as well as "Early Spring II" adapted from the literary classic Singing passages from plays such as "Moon", "Home", "Sister-in-law Yuqing" and "Cause of Laughter". These arias have beautiful melodies, rich tonality, delicate emotions, and beautiful lyrics. Her careful singing reflects the characteristics of the pure genre, the dual expression of lyricism and literature, and also allows the audience to feel the artistic enjoyment of every word that is heartfelt and every sentence moving.
"Yu Yue" specially invites the contemporary Yue Opera performing artist and national-level intangible cultural heritage teacher Fang Yafen and the soprano singer and famous vocal educator Ji Xiaoling as artistic directors. It is issued and promoted by Shanghai Xingwaixing Culture Communication Co., Ltd. And received strong support from the Shanghai Yue Opera Theater. At the same time as CDs were launched, vinyl records were also launched and distributed digitally. Through a strong production team and promotion channels, a platform for Yue opera actors to sing and spread the art of Yue opera was built, filling the new generation of Yue opera vinyl records in the music market. Whitespace.
This vinyl record cover uses soft light yellow tones to set off Yu Jinglan's gentle and elegant image of a classical lady, making it look elegant and generous. The calm and retro texture of vinyl has both the connotation of traditional culture and the simplicity of modern design, which complements the aesthetic temperament of Yue Opera that combines both classicism and modernity. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan)
