China News Service, Beijing, October 7th (Reporter Ying Ni) As a selected work in the 2022-2023 "Symphony of the Times" creation support plan of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the musical poem "Big River" launched by the China Opera and Dance Theater recently opened in Zhongshan, Beijing. Concert Hall premiere.

The work takes the poet Jidi Ma's extended poem "The Great River" as the text, uses stage art as the carrier, explores the value of the times contained in the Yellow River culture, and uses the power of literature and art to show the beauty of Chinese history, the beauty of mountains and rivers, and the beauty of culture.

Photo courtesy of China Opera and Dance Theater at the performance site

　　The whole play adopts a large-scale symphony structure, adds some national characteristic musical instruments, and incorporates various forms of expression such as vocal music and recitation.

The musical poem "The Great River" is a profound interpretation of the civilization of the Yellow River and the spirit of the Chinese nation. When the actor recites the last sentence of the long poem: "Please allow me, with the greatest respect, to give your already well-known name, once again affectionately. Tell the world: the Yellow River!" The audience burst into thunderous applause.

　　Ji Di Majia, the author of the long poem "The Great River", member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, director of the Poetry Committee of the Chinese Writers Association, and former vice-chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, introduced that the poem was created at the end of 2017 and published in "October" in January 2018. Magazine published.

"Writing about the Yellow River is my long-standing wish. As a poet and a practitioner of cultural ideals, I have the honor to work at the source of the Three Rivers, and I have also investigated the history and culture of both sides of the Yellow River Basin. Writing this poem is not only a fate, but also a A sacred duty and mission."

Photo courtesy of China Opera and Dance Theater at the performance site

　　He said, "The great traditions of poetry and music tell us that poetry and music are inseparable, the sound of poetry is undoubtedly its most fascinating part, and the essence of truly magical music is poetry. There have been countless poets throughout history. Praise the Yellow River, many works have been canonized, "Yellow River Cantata" is the iconic work of the combination of poetry and music in the 20th century, but for today and future poets and musicians, the Yellow River will always be the one we can't write. The theme of life. The long poem "The Great River" is not only the spiritual and spiritual history of a nation, but also a tribute to the river that nurtured the great civilization of our ancient nation!"

　　The composer Guo Wenjing, a professor of the Central Conservatory of Music and a famous composer at home and abroad, introduced the creation process of the play, "The process of writing the musical drama "The River" was very smooth, setting the fastest record for my writing speed Investigate the reason, first of all, the poetic text has a lofty conception and a myriad of images, which inspired me; secondly, I went to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the source of the Yellow River to collect wind, the magnificent scene and the magical color of the plateau inspired my imagination; finally, the great Rivers, great civilizations have given my writing a deep cultural heritage and a solid foothold."

Photo courtesy of China Opera and Dance Theater at the curtain call

　　Zhuge Yannan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Opera and Dance Theater, introduced that the last sentence of the long poem "The Great River" wrote: "Please allow me to tell the world with the greatest respect and affectionately once again your long-known name: the Yellow River!" This is the voice of the poet, and it is also the original intention of the musical poem "The Great River".

This time, the symphony version of the musical poem "The River" will be premiered at the Zhongshan Park Concert Hall, and the theater and tour versions of the musical poem "The River" will be launched in succession.

　　It is reported that an expert seminar was organized by the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism after the performance.

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