On July 28th, Shanghai Tianhao Qinyue Opera Troupe celebrated its first anniversary. The anniversary celebration Shanghai Opera Symphony Concert was held on July 26th at the Tianchan Yifu Stage. Artistic director Shu Yue revealed that the troupe is preparing to stage the revolutionary red-themed play "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" created by Chen Yongquan. The copyright of the play was donated free of charge by Chen Yongquan, secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Drama Association and vice chairman of the association.
On July 28, 2023, Shanghai Tianhao Qin Yue Shanghai Troupe was established, with Zhang Liuqin as the leader and Shu Yue as the artistic director. It has successively launched classic Shanghai opera excerpts and Shanghai dialect rap shows at the Yangtze River Theater. Ding Shi'e, a senior figure in the Shanghai opera industry On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the births of , Yang Feifei and Wang Pansheng, a commemorative performance will be held for these three masters of Shanghai Opera.
Tianhao Qinyue Shanghai Opera Troupe organizes a variety of performances through all-round cooperation with Shanghai Theater Company, and is committed to protecting and inheriting Shanghai Opera, an intangible cultural heritage of Shanghai, and spreading the voice of Shanghai. Shanghai Hu Theater gives full play to its own advantages and provides space for carrying out activities to enhance and popularize the art of Shanghai Opera. Both parties jointly cultivate outstanding successors of Shanghai Opera. In the weekly performance at Shanghai Hu Theater No. 150 Fenyang Road, young actors have been fully trained in more than ten two-hour performances. "Jade Dragonfly" and "You're a Mother in a Nunnery" were selected into the revival plan of outstanding traditional operas by the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "Thunderstorm" starring eight young actors appeared at the Guangxi Theater.
"Thunderstorm"
Shu Yue revealed that "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" will rehearse a young actor version and a star version, maintaining the Shanghai style and integrating digital technology and musical elements. He believes that young actors must not only improve their professional capabilities, but more importantly, inherit the spirit of the older generation of Shanghai opera artists, so that they can persevere and let the voice of Shanghai flourish.
Tianhao Qin Yuehu Troupe Anniversary Celebration Shanghai Opera Symphony Concert
Tianhao Qin Yuehu Troupe Anniversary Celebration Shanghai Opera Symphony Concert
Tianhao Qin Yuehu Troupe Anniversary Celebration Shanghai Opera Symphony Concert
Tianhao Qin Yuehu Troupe Anniversary Celebration Shanghai Opera Symphony Concert
Tianhao Qin Yuehu Troupe Anniversary Celebration Shanghai Opera Symphony Concert Concert
th Anniversary Celebration Shanghai Opera Symphony Concert includes classic Shanghai Opera arias such as "Blue Sea and Blue Sky at Night", "Ludang Fire", "Golden Embroidered Lady" and "Dong Meiqing". The famous Shaoxing opera master Zhao Zhigang performed "Prince of the Desert: Fortune Telling" and also collaborated with Ji Yanping on "Thunderstorm·People Hope for Double Moons", Kunqu opera actor Luo Chenxue performed "The Peony Pavilion·A Garden Tour", and Shu Yue collaborated with Zhang Liuqin on "Yang" "Eight Songs", Xu Rong, Huang Liya, Xue Wenbin, Pan Qianwei, and Chen Liang also performed their specialty.
