The opera "August 1st Uprising" is an original national opera based on the August 1 Nanchang Uprising, which artistically reproduces the historic feat of the Communist Party of China's independent leadership of the armed forces to fire the first shot against the Kuomintang reactionaries and create the people's army.
In a month, the opera will premiere, and today we will go to the rehearsal site to get a sneak peek.
At the rehearsal site, the actors were enthusiastic, dancing lightly, rigidly and softly, and many people sang together to form a sound wall, resounding in the rehearsal hall. Shi Yijie, Wang Lida, Yang Xiaoyong and other outstanding actors played on the same stage, vividly creating a vivid image of a group of outstanding representatives of the party and the army in the early days.
Yang Xiaoyong, a performer of the national first-class actor opera "August 1st Uprising": "For example, he smokes a pipe, but I haven't smoked, so I have to ponder, I am now a pipe, and he is just a baritone, which is exactly what I played, and through all-round shaping, the heroic spirit was shaped." ”
As the plot continues to advance, the emotional performances and majestic choreography make people immersed and deeply shocked. The reporter learned that the opera "August 1st Uprising" strives to explore the essence of the "spirit of army building", deepens the expression of the theme of "the party commands the gun", and presents the centenary of the founding of the army with a historical drama, heroic drama, and period drama. The first round of performances will be held at the Grand Theater of Jiangxi Art Center from January 26 to 29 next year.
Huang Dingshan, chief director of the opera "August 1st Uprising": "Whether it is the script in the early stage, to the director, to the stage design and other aspects, our main creative team is first-class in the country, and at the same time, our actors are first-class Chinese singers in the stage presentation, creating such an excellent work with profound thoughts, exquisite art and excellent production." ”