13 well-known opera artists perform "The Bay Area has drama" on the same stage, and the audience is addicted to the drama

　　Chinanews.com, Guangzhou, February 20th (Cheng Jingwei, Lin Kaihong) "There are dramas in the Bay Area" 2023 Chinese Opera New Year Gala was recently held at the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Art Center.

Artists from 13 operas from inside and outside the province, including Cantonese Opera, Henan Opera, Kunqu Opera, Teochew Opera, Guangdong Han Opera, Lei Opera, Western Qin Opera, and Baizi Opera, performed on stage.

The audience burst into applause and were hooked.

　　This performance is directed by the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Guangdong Provincial Dramatists Association, and undertaken by the Guangdong Cantonese Theater. "Three chapters.

　　Among them, Kunqu opera master Shen Yili and Cantonese opera master Peng Qinghua jointly presented excerpts from "The Peony Pavilion", two world-class "intangible cultural heritage" and "combination", staged "Jiangnan Orchid" dialogue "Southern Red Bean".

Li Shujian, a famous Henan opera artist, joined hands with Xian Jiantang, a famous Cantonese opera artist, to perform an excerpt from "Cheng Ying Saves the Orphan" on the same stage.

Xue Caihuan, an excerpt from the Lei drama "Liang Hongyu in Command"

　　Cantonese opera master Zeng Xiaomin used the new Cantonese song (a singing form combined with Cantonese opera) "The World is One Heart" to tell the legend of "Qiao Guo's wife" Xian Ying.

Li Junsheng, Chen Yunhong, Jiang Wenduan and other Cantonese opera masters sang the new Cantonese opera song "Scenery in the Bay Area" on the same stage, and wrote "Concentric Circles" in Cantonese rhyme.

　　Lu Weiping, the representative inheritor of Xiqin Opera, and Wu Peijin, the representative inheritor of Baizi Opera, also presented wonderful performances.

　　"This show showcases the long-standing and profound tradition of Guangdong opera art and the vigorous current vitality." Cui Wei, secretary-general of the Chinese Dramatists Association and drama critic, said that the fusion of operas and cross-border cooperation in the performance are very creative and very energetic.

　　"The original intention reflects the original intention. What this event presents is the sincere heart of our opera people." Zeng Xiaomin, chairman of the Guangdong Dramatists Association, said that he looks forward to promoting the development of operas in the Bay Area through in-depth exchanges of opera art. quality development.

"There are dramas in the Bay Area" 2023 Opera New Year Gala Photo by Xue Caihuan

　　Wu Peijin, a famous Baizi opera, said that this event is a good learning opportunity for actors of rare operas, and it also shows the unique opera style of Baizi opera.

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