[Global Network Reporter An Qi] The reporter learned from the National Center for the Performing Arts that from December 20th to 29th, the National Center for the Performing Arts will launch its first original musical "War and Peace", which will be performed at the Beijing Art Ce

[Global Network Reporter An Qi] The reporter learned from the National Center for the Performing Arts that from December 20th to 29th, the National Center for the Performing Arts will launch its first original musical "War and Peace", which will be performed at the Beijing Art Center. During intense rehearsals.

Poster of the musical "War and Peace" (Photo courtesy of the National Center for the Performing Arts)

Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" is a well-known classic of world literature and a business card of Russian culture. The original work takes the major historical events in Russia in the early 19th century as clues and the experiences of the four nobles Bolkonsky, Bezukhov, Rostov and Kuragin as the main line. In the interspersed description of war and peace, It connects many events and characters together to form a magnificent encyclopedic epic, praising the patriotism and heroism shown by the people in the war, and expressing deep sympathy for the suffering of all parties in the war. This novel has been adapted into movies, TV series, operas and other art forms many times, and is loved by audiences around the world. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, the National Center for the Performing Arts put it on the stage of a musical, hoping to make the classic masterpiece regain its vitality on the musical stage. The musical version of "War and Peace" uses a contemporary perspective to describe the intersection of two lives and two clues, "war" and "peace", examines the relationship between war and peace, praises the spirit of patriotism and heroism, and celebrates understanding the essence of life. Afterwards, the people who still loved life and pursued happiness wrote an endless people's epic.

The musical "War and Peace" invited Shu Nan, Yu Rongjun, Alina Cevic and other powerful artists to form a creative team. It took two years to revise the draft and create it carefully. Composer Shu Nan has created widely circulated contemporary music works such as "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", "Let the Bullets Fly", "Don't Forget the Original Intention", and "China in the Lights". Talking about the music creation of "War and Peace", Shu Nan said: "We hope that this musical will not only have one or two nice arias. I will reduce the cut-scene music and strive to make every piece of music memorable and every first choice." Each section interacts with and resonates with the audience, making the audience willing to sing along.” tml8

The original work of "War and Peace" is as grand as an epic. On the basis of being loyal to the original work, screenwriter Yu Rongjun has greatly condensed the plot of the original work, refined and retained the key characters, and strived to retain the spiritual core and ideological depth of the original work. Regarding this rewrite of the script, Yu Rongjun said: "What this work can bring to Chinese audiences is how to draw strength from the sufferings of life. No matter what people experience, they must always have the courage to live. We must use ourselves to Looking for strength, your own strength is the source of happiness.”

Russian director Alina Cevek has rich experience in the rehearsal and production of musicals. "Anna Karenina" was performed by her at the Beijing Art Center in October and was widely praised. Alina not only provided in-depth interpretations of the characters for the actors during rehearsals and detailed guidance of performances, she also participated in artistic discussions as early as the early creation stage, colliding with composers and screenwriters, inspiring each other's artistic inspiration, and striving to turn high-quality musicals into The work is dedicated to the Chinese audience.(End)