On November 12, with thunderous applause at the China Grand Theater in Shanghai, "Yuan Qiao Ferry" produced by Yangzhou Jiangdu District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and Jiangdu District Yang Opera Troupe debuted in Shanghai after touring in Nanjing. In 2021, Jiangdu was na

On November 12, with thunderous applause at the China Grand Theater in Shanghai, "Yuan Qiao Ferry" produced by Yangzhou Jiangdu District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and Jiangdu District Yang Opera Troupe made its debut in Shanghai after touring in Nanjing. In 2021, Jiangdu was named the "Hometown of Yangzhou Opera in China" by the Chinese Drama Association. "Yuan Qiao Ferry" stood out from more than 100 plays and was selected as a 2024 Jiangsu Provincial Art Fund-funded project.

Shanghai has a deep connection with Yangju Opera. A hundred years ago, actors from Shaobo, Yiling and other places in today's Jiangdu spontaneously formed theater troupes, forming the prototype of Yang Opera. In 1931, the artists performed "Ten Beautiful Pictures" at the Jubaolou Theater in Shanghai under the name "Weiyang Opera", and they have gradually merged since then. In 1950, Weiyang Opera was named "Yang Opera". This time "Yuan Qiao Ferry" returns to the China Grand Theater after an absence of more than 20 years. The creative team said, "Yang Opera originated in Jiangdu and originated in Shanghai. It is of special significance for any Yang Opera troupe to perform in Shanghai."

"Yuan Qiao Ferry" backstage

The Yang Opera "Yuan Qiao Ferry" was one of the plays that was frequently performed during the stage opera period in the early 1920s. In 1954, it was adapted into a one-act play based on the outline of the incense drama "Ferry Boat Marriage" provided by veteran artist Zhou Ronggen. In the same year, it participated in the first opera competition in East China Observed the performance conference and won the performance award. In 1955, the script of "Yuan Qiao Ferry" was published as a single volume by Jiangsu People's Publishing House. It was later transplanted and performed by Yue Opera, Huai Opera and other operas, but it has disappeared from the Yang Opera stage in the past seventy years.

"Yuan Qiao Ferry"

"Yuan Qiao Ferry" tells the story of the Jade Emperor The daughter Zhang Sanjie went down to earth with Lishan mother . When she met Yuan Qiao, a young man who was ferrying on a ferry, he was dignified, honest and hard-working, so she asked her mother to be a matchmaker and hide herself in the painting. During the ferry trip, she used the painting as a gift to Yuan Qiao... "Yuan Qiao" The script creation of "The Ferry" went through several revisions. Li Zhengcheng, a national first-class actor and deputy director of the Yangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcasting and Tourism, served as the artistic director of "Yuan Qiao Ferry", and Zhang Jianqiang, the former head of the Nanjing Peking Opera Troupe, served as screenwriter and director. They developed "Yuan Qiao Ferry" on the basis of a one-act play. adaptation. The main creators constantly polished and experimented with the dialogue, singing, and positioning, making the plot lively and lively, full of romanticism. "Yuan Qiao represents the simple and kind-hearted working people who won the love of the fairy through hard work. Although Sanjie Zhang is a jade girl, The daughter of the emperor dared to break through the shackles of traditional ethics and stayed with Yuan Qiao for life, living an ordinary life of "you shake the oar and I pull the radiator" "

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"Yuan Qiao Ferry" attracts audiences of different ages

Yang Yong, the leader of the Yang Opera Troupe, said that "both refined and popular people can appreciate each other and inherit the roots" To sum up "Yuan Qiao's Ferry", "Singing and dancing highlight the essence of traditional Chinese opera, and the small band achieves 'purity, refinement, and rich flavor.'" Li Xia, a direct disciple of the Chinese School of Yang Opera, played the role of Sister Zhang, and her skillful "Silver Willow Silk" detonated the audience. field. Familiar classic tunes such as "Lujiang Resentment" and "Jiangjianhua" are used throughout the play, interpreting the characters' emotions such as coquettishness, joy, and anger. Integrating the musical elements of Jiangdu folk songs brings the audience a new audio-visual experience. The ups and downs of the storyline and many humorous and popular phrases made the audience laugh again and again.

Zhang Jun, dean of the School of Continuing Education at Shanghai Theater Academy, believes that "Yuan Qiao Ferry" continues the characteristics of combining romanticism and realism, promotes the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty, and organically integrates modern language elements, making it easy to understand and down-to-earth. Highlight the unique flavor of Yangzhou dialect.