The reporter learned that Liu Yilong, a famous Kunqu opera performance artist and one of the old artists of "Kundaban", died at 14:45 on December 13 at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital at the age of 83.
Liu Yilong studied under famous teachers such as Hua Chuanhao, Wang Chuansong, and Zhou Chuancang. He played a harlequin gimmick, live but not oily, and with his elegant and brilliant portrayal of Zhang Wenyuan in the play "Captured Alive", he was known as "Kuntan Qing Ugly".
Caption: Liu Yilong's last appearance was in the "Pear Garden on the Sea" in Yu Garden
Liu Yilong's life has created many classic roles, including "Fifteen Runs", "Butterfly Dream", "Horse on the Wall", "Sima Xiangru", "Cai Wenji", "Peony Pavilion", etc., which greatly promoted the performance of Kunqu Opera.
Telling the truth is the first lesson.
Liu Yilong walked very suddenly, and his daughter Liu Jia cried like a gossamer at the end of **: "On Saturday, my father had a sudden myocardial infarction and was sent to the hospital for first aid, but he could only be conservative due to underlying diseases and coagulation problems, but he didn't expect to leave in such a hurry." More than three months ago, the death of his beloved wife hit Liu Yilong hard, Liu Jia said that his parents were dependent on each other and had a very strong relationship, "Ira is really going to be better for a lifetime." ”
In the circle, Liu Yilong's upright temper is famous. Liu Jia said: "Dad has been like this all his life, he only tells the truth, not hypocritical, and is easy to offend people." "I remember when I was a child, Liu Jia studied drama in school, and everyone praised her for her good talent and good looks, but only her father never praised her, only said mistakes and shortcomings. Young and vigorous, Liu Jia once "hated", and was so angry that he didn't choose to speak: "Why can everyone see my good, but you will always only see my bad." Can you speak well, can you speak at all?”
was choked by his always docile baby daughter like this, Liu Yilong was stunned. After a long pause, he said to Liu Jia earnestly: "Do you know, only when I point out your shortcomings at home, can you hear those praises outside." Recalling this scene in the past, Liu Jia was full of emotion: "I only understand my father's heart now, and I am really grateful that he has been leading me forward like a lamp, like a mirror to reflect my shortcomings." ”
Compared with many artists who do not approve of the younger generations taking the road of acting, Liu Yilong is particularly supportive of his daughter's learning of drama and is happy from the bottom of his heart. In order to encourage Liu Jia to practice hard, he gave all his treasures - if he practiced and pressed his legs for enough time, he would be rewarded with big ice cream;If the progress is obvious, you can still act on the same stage with your father. Liu Jia said: "At that time, I was really young on stage, but the teenagers had the confidence to be fascinated, and my father smiled so happily and satisfied, which made me mistakenly think that I was really good at acting." But actually, he just likes to watch me on stage. ”
Caption: Liu Yilong plays Lou Arat in "Fifteen Runs".
Dad's love is always silent but everywhere, Liu Jia said: "I couldn't save money since I was a child, when I first entered the Shanghai Peking Opera Company to work, I wanted to buy a firebird moped, my mother insisted that I save money to buy it myself, so I asked me to pay 200 yuan a month to her." Without this money, Liu Jia was inevitably strapped for cash, but soon, she found that there would always be an inexplicable pile of extra money in her bag, and after thinking about it, it should be her father's "sponsorship". Once, Liu Yilong stuffed money into his daughter's bag again and happened to be seen by Liu Jia, and the two blinked tacitly, which became the warmest secret in their hearts.
I love the stage and I love the podium.
In his old age, Liu Yilong gradually reduced his performances to take care of his sick wife, but as long as he had the opportunity, he would still appear energetically. Many opera fans remember that the last time he appeared on stage was in the "Pear Garden on the Sea" in Yu Garden, and at the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021, he performed "Swallow Note Dog Cave", although it was a cappella singing, he still carried his figure and performance, and was meticulous.
Caption: Liu Yilong plays Xian Yuji in "Dog Cave".
I love the stage and I love the podium. Liu Yilong is good at teaching opera, and has cultivated a large number of outstanding harlequin heirs for Kunqu Opera for more than ten years, and there are his students in many genres across the country. In 2022, when the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe created and rehearsed 55 complete Kunqu opera "The Peony Pavilion", Liu Yilong, who was already in his old age, spared no effort to guide young actors hand-in-hand.
As one of the veteran artists of the "Kunda Class", Liu Yilong remembered the teachings of his teacher, inherited the classics and popularized Kunqu Opera. He always told his students: "We should perform more performances, whether it is traditional operas or newly written operas, and let more people get in touch with Kunqu opera and understand Kunqu opera, especially to promote it to young children in universities." ”
For teaching drama, Liu Yilong is strict and even harsh. He once rehearsed for Beikun's small-faced actors. During a practice Xi, a young actor talked about ** in one ear, and as soon as he jumped up, he crackled and taught a lesson. In his opinion, learning drama is the most unselfish distraction, he said: "Today's children are too good and too much, if you want to learn drama, you have to endure loneliness." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan).