8 From August 6th to August 11th, the "2024 Zaifen Huangmei·Shanghai Performance Season" event was held at the Tianchan Shaw Theater in Shanghai. Han Zaifen, vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association and winner of the "Second Plum Blossom" of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, appeared in Shanghai together with actors from the third echelon of old, middle and young people.
Four major dramas and six performances, "Three Old Stories" + "Milestones of the New Century" take the audience through time and space. Among them, "Huizhou Woman" and "Female Consort" are starring Han Zaifen, and "Luopa Ji" and "The Fairy Match" are starring actors from Zaifen Huangmei Youth Troupe.
"Huizhou Woman" still looks good after twenty-five years
This year is the 25th anniversary of the birth of Huangmei Opera "Huizhou Woman". From 1999 to 2024, Huangmei Opera "Huizhou Women" has been performed for 25 years and has been praised by the theater circle as a landmark literary and artistic work in the development history of Huangmei Opera.
"Huizhou Woman" performance scene in Shanghai. The pictures in this article are all provided by the organizer.
Leading star Han Zaifen and "Huizhou Woman" complement each other. She pursues the organic combination of realism spirit and romantic feelings, and the image of "Huizhou woman" she interprets is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. "Huizhou Woman" goes against the traditional Huangmei opera style of small, clever, light and joyful, and replaces it with a profound and solemn style, which produces a shocking power and artistic effect that inspires people to think.
Since its premiere, "Huizhou Women" has won the "Cao Yu Drama Award·Drama Award" at the 6th China Drama Festival, the Grand Prize at the 6th China Art Festival, the 9th "Wenhua New Drama Award", and the "Tian Han Drama Literature Award" ” and many other awards. Han Zaifen won the "Outstanding Performance Award" of the 6th China Drama Festival, the 17th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, the 11th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performing Arts Award for the Leading Role, and the 9th Wenhua Award for "Wenhua Performance Award" for this play. "wait. Today, "Huizhou Women" not only tours extensively across the country, but also performs in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan several times, receiving strong responses.
Youth version of "The Legend of Lopa" premieres in Shanghai
"The Legend of Lopa" is one of the traditional plays of Huangmei Opera. Together with "The Fairy's Match" and "The Consort", it is also known as the "Three Wonders" of Huangmei Opera. It transforms the popular public case drama into a secular family ethics drama. It tells the story of Chen Saijin, a female minister, and her husband, Wang Keju, who separated due to a misunderstanding and finally reunited after going through various twists and turns.
Wang Chenchen, who plays Chen Saijin in the youth version of "The Story of Lopa", once entered the new era of "Huangmei Star" finals by virtue of the "Return to the Mother's Home" in "The Story of Lopa", and also performed in the finals with a piece "It hurts when I see Lopa". Won first place in the finals. Ma Teng, who plays Wang Keju, is quite brilliant in core arias such as "Bi Pa" and "Ba Rong". There are also many vivid characters played by young actors from Zaifen Huangmei, such as the shop sister (played by Zhou Yuanyuan) who has a clear sense of love and hate, the traitor Jiang Xiong (played by Zhang Heng) with evil intentions, the kind and loyal old housekeeper (played by Wei Guang), etc. It constitutes a long-lasting Huangmei opera classic.
Huangmei Opera's classic reappearance of "The Match of the Immortal"
"The birds on the trees are in pairs, the green water and green mountains bring smiles..." This catchy and beautiful aria that is sung all over the country comes from "The Match of the Immortal".
Huangmei Opera has a deep connection with Shanghai. In the 1950s, the Huangmei Opera movie "The Match", shot by Shanghai Film Studio and starring Yan Fengying and Wang Shaofang, became popular all over the country. It was also well-received when it was screened in Hong Kong. Inspired by it, Hong Kong filmmakers created a new film style-Huangmei Diao film. After about ten years, almost all overseas Chinese film markets in Hong Kong, Taiwan and even East Asia were covered In the trend of Huangmei tune.
It can be said that the influence of Huangmei Opera "The Match of the Immortal" is very important and has laid a broad mass base for Huangmei Opera. Shanghai is also a blessed place for Huangmei Opera.
In the 1980s, with the development of the times, Huangmei Opera "The Fairy's Match" had a TV series version, starring Han Zaifen, which became a memory for those born in the 80s and 90s.
Huangmei Opera "The Fairy's Match"
Han Zaifen said: "Good plays are cast with hard work, we must cherish and pass them on." In 2016, under her leadership, in order to inherit this classic play, Zaifen Huangmei revived Youth Version of "The Match of Heaven".On the Chinese Valentine's Day this month, the Huangmei opera "A Fairy's Match" starring Jiang Lihui and Xie Jun, and presented by an all-youth cast of the Zaifen Huangmei Youth Troupe, will meet the audience at the Tianchan Yifu Stage in Shanghai.
Han Zaifen's version"The Female Consort" is about to be performed.
The most frequently performed play in Zaifen Huangmei is none other than "The Female Consort". "The Consort" was first performed by the Huangmei Drama Troupe of Anqing District, Anhui Province (the predecessor of Zaifen Huangmei Art Theatre). After 66 years of market testing, it has become a classic play loved by the audience.
pursues love through the wind and waves, accidentally wins the number one prize and accidentally ends up marrying his mistress... "The Female Consort" is in line with the public sentiment and traditional aesthetics, and is loved by the people, making it a well-deserved "house drama". In this Shanghai performance season, this traditional classic will be starred by Huangmei Opera performing artist Han Zaifen, and will be presented by national first-class actor Ma Zijun, veteran opera veteran Zhang Yinwang, national second-class actors Wang Chenchen, Zhang Min, Ma Teng, Wang Zexi and other famous newcomers. Wang Chenchen plays the first half, and Han Zaifen plays the second half. This is also a concentrated expression of Zaifen Huangmei's "passing on, helping and guiding" spirit.
