"Huang Daopo, Huang Daopo, teach me yarn, teach me cloth, two tubes and two pieces of cloth, one comb of ingenuity." In the melodious and graceful opera singing, the curtain slowly opened, and the carefully designed stage scenery Gradually it appears in the eyes. A few lines of opera are not only a ballad passed down from mouth to mouth in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, but also the opening words of the original Yue Opera "Huang Daopo".
The story of "Huang Dao Po" is well known to everyone. How does the Yue Opera "Huang Dao Po" tell this timeless story?
Reporters learned that the Yue Opera "Huang Dao Po" performed this time was created in 2006. It participated in the 4th National Short Opera Competition and won the Grand Prize of the Group Literature Department of the National Ministry of Culture. In 2008, the play was the only play in Shanghai to participate in the first National Senior Style Competition and won the Drama Silver Award. Now, with the help of the famous playwright and first-level editor Zhao Huanan, this good play, which has been honed for more than ten years, has been created and rehearsed from a small Yue opera to an original Yue opera drama. In just a few scenes, it depicts the story of Huang Daopo's gradual transformation into cotton. The extraordinary life of a skilled textile craftsman.
In the play, Huang Siniang was born in Wunijing, Songjiang Prefecture, South Shanghai (today's Huajing Town, Xuhui District, Shanghai), and left her hometown to make a living in Yazhou of the Li ethnic group in Hainan. In Hainan, she learned a complete set of advanced textile techniques of the Li people. Decades later, Huang Daopo returned to her hometown and founded a textile workshop, passing on the advanced textile technology of the Li people to her fellow villagers, and constantly innovated textile tools and created new clothes. Through her hard work, Songjiang clothes became famous all over the world.
The classic story of "Huang Dao Po" is integrated with the artistic treatment of Yue opera. What's so good about it?
Yue Opera singing is lyrical and beautiful, and the performance is real and moving, with a Jiangnan spirit. In "Huang Dao Po" by Xuhui Yue Opera Troupe, the character's singing is more simple and plain, not fancy, and appropriately depicts the labor of labor. The image of "Huang Daopo" who was born among the people.
The easy-to-understand lyrics and narration are another advantage of the Yue Opera "Huang Dao Po". As the most popular type of opera in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, Yue Opera itself has the characteristics of simple words. Combined with the lyrics carefully written by the creative team, the audience can better immerse themselves in the audio-visual experience created by the stage. For example, "There was a thunder, the sky was ruthless and heavy rains continued, and the cotton fields were covered with water, making the sky and the earth unable to respond." In just four lines, the background of the story of the disaster in Huang Siniang's hometown was concisely and clearly explained, and it was catchy.
"I didn't listen much to Yue opera before, but after watching this play, I think Yue opera is quite good. The story of Huang Siniang was performed very wonderfully by the actors." Uncle Li, who loves opera, was full of praise for the performance. The actors' beautiful singing and ups and downs of the storyline deeply attracted the audience, and the audience burst into warm applause from time to time.
Fan Yajuan, director of the Xuhui Yue Opera Troupe, told reporters: "The original Yue Opera drama "Huang Dao Po" celebrates Huang Dao Po's spirit of courage to explore, selfless dedication, and scientific innovation. We will promote traditional culture, perform Yue Opera classics, and bring good stories and positive energy to the audience. , has always been the original intention of our team's creation and performance. "
Source: Shanghai Xuhui
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