In the 70s, the Peking Opera "Harbor", "Red Lantern" and "Shajiabang", which are now known as "model operas", were put on the screen and achieved great success, with the release of these three films, the heroines in the play Li Lifang, Liu Changyu and Hong Xuefei quickly became the screen goddesses in the minds of the audience in that era.
Li Lifang, a famous Peking Opera actress, performed on stage at the age of 16 and was already very influential on the Peking Opera stage in the 40s of the 20th century. In 1967, Li Lifang was transferred to the Shanghai Peking Opera Company to work, and her representative work was the model opera "Harbor", in which she successfully shaped the artistic image of Fang Haizhen, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Shanghai Port Loading and Unloading Team, with her vivid singing and simple and exquisite performance. In particular, her singing voice is high-pitched and tactful, like flowing water, delicate and full, showing the highest artistic realm of the Peking Opera Cheng School and Xiaosheng Xingdang. With the release of the movie, she suddenly became an idol in the hearts of audiences across the country. Her capable appearance with short hair is also loved by fans.
On March 28, 2000, at the opening ceremony of the performance to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Shanghai Peking Opera Company, Li Lifang sang the classic song "Loyal to the People and Loyal to the Party" in "Harbor", which became a swan song. At that time, Li Lifang was terminally ill, but the singing level was so high that no one could match it, and the audience that night applauded and the scene was enthusiastic.
Xiao Tiemei" Liu Changyu, in 1963 by the Shanghai Opera adaptation of the Peking Opera "Red Lantern" staged, Liu Changyu is Li Tiemei's actor, as soon as it was staged, it won a full house, in 1970, this model Peking Opera was made into a movie, Li Tiemei in the film is a descendant of a revolutionary, her image needs to have both female tenderness and revolutionary perseverance. Through his own efforts, Liu Changyu has succeeded in finding this balance. Her performance has both the grace of Hua Dan and the strength of Wu Sheng, making the character image plump and three-dimensional. In the movie, classic singing passages such as "have a red heart" and "be such a person" have been sung by later generations, and Liu Changyu has also become a smash hit star in that era.
Ms. Liu Changyu, who is over 80 years old this year, still maintains her enthusiasm and dedication to opera, and is sometimes active on the stage, influencing generations of audiences with her talent and enthusiasm.
Chunlai Teahouse" Aqing's sister-in-law Hong Xuefei. The model opera Peking Opera "Shajiabang" is adapted from the Shanghai Opera "Ludang Tinder", the original play A Qingsao was played by the Peking Opera master Zhao Yanxia, but it coincided with a special historical period, Zhao Yanxia could not perform, Hong Xuefei, who was studying in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe at the time, recommended himself, and Hong Xuefei actually grasped the role of A Qingsao very well. In 1971, "Sha Jiabang" was made into a movie, and Hong Xuefei interpreted the wit and fortitude of Aqing's sister-in-law who watched six ways and listened to all directions, and won the recognition and love of the national audience, and she quickly became popular. Sadly, Hong Xuefei died in a car accident in 1994 at the age of 53. But the classic character image of "A Qing's sister-in-law" created by her will always reside in the hearts of the audience.