Yangtze River reporter Wang Chengyong correspondent Hu Yuan
On the afternoon of February 4th, Chule Theater, the 2024 New Year "Ya Ya Aria" college Chu Opera Concert was held. In addition to the actor representatives from various universities, Liu Danli, Chen Changxi, Zhou Xizheng, Yu Weigang and other Chu Opera performance artists took the stage to sing, attracting bursts of applause from the audience.
The scene of the concert. Photo by Yangtze River reporter Wang Chengyong.
Outstanding college students and teacher representatives from 10 colleges and universities, including Qiuxi University of the Arts (South Korea), Wuhan University, Central China Normal University, South-Central University for Nationalities, Hubei University, Wuhan ** College, Hubei University of Engineering, and Jianghan University, sang the classic songs of Chu Opera in turn, and their wonderful singing attracted warm applause from the audience.
Yu Weigang sang. Photo by Yangtze River reporter Wang Chengyong.
Subsequently, Chen Xiaomeng and Zhu Changmin brought "Visiting Friends", Yu Weigang sang "Yang Naiwu, Don't Talk About Injustice Tonight", Zhou Xizheng sang "Hitting the Golden Branch, Inside the Purple Gold Furnace", and Chen Changxi performed "Repentance: Excerpts" ......or strong and powerful, making people's blood flutter; or lingering and compassionate, gentle and moving. Especially Liu Danli, who appeared in the finale, made a song "The Legend of the White Snake: Broken Bridge" with a hundred turns and thousands of times, which was deeply moving, and when she sang it to the emotional place, she burst into tears.
Zhou Xi is singing. Photo by Yangtze River reporter Wang Chengyong.
Aria is a form of singing in Western opera, and Ya Yan refers to the 'Li School' singing style founded by Li Yaqiao, a famous Chu opera artist in Hubei Province, who integrates Chinese and Western art and collides with the spark of the times. Zhou Xizheng said.
On the day of the performance, when the snow was falling, many theater fans still bought tickets to come to Chu Le Theater to cheer, which deeply moved all the actors and made everyone more involved in the performance. Zhang Fuming, who won the Hubei Peony Flower Award and came from Wuhan Chu Theater, said with emotion that many fans who love Chu Opera are "iron fans", and the fans who came to this concert can be regarded as "gold fans" of Chu Opera.
Chen Xiaomeng and Zhu Changmin (right) perform. Photo by Yangtze River reporter Wang Chengyong.
Ms. Deng, the "gold fan" of Chu Opera, is a "post-90s" who claims to be a "fan" of Zhu Changmin's teacher, and has liked Zhu Changmin's singing for four or five years. As long as there is Teacher Zhu's performance, she will go to the scene to enjoy it against all odds. This time, Ms. Deng specially bought a bouquet of flowers and took the stage to present flowers for her idol.
There are still many Chu opera lovers like Ms. Deng. Another "post-00s" Ms. Liu, who has been fond of Chu opera for several years, deliberately chose a seat in the first row this time, just to be able to enjoy the wonderful performances of the artists up close. While enjoying the concert, Ms. Liu also used her mobile phone to broadcast it live to her friends. When the actors collectively took a curtain call, Ms. Liu also rushed to the stage for the first time and took photos with the artists one by one.
Liu Danli sang affectionately, and she was also in tears. Photo by Yangtze River reporter Wang Chengyong.
Opera has benefited me a lot on my artistic path and enriched my artistic career. Chinese opera is broad and profound, and we still need to continue to learn and explore. It is also expected that more teachers and students will join the Chu Opera Club of colleges and universities to inherit and carry forward the art of Jing Chu Opera. Liu Danli told the Yangtze River reporter.
It is reported that the "Elegant Voice" College Chu Opera Concert for the New Year has been held since 2016 and is basically maintained once a year, which has played a great role in promoting the popularization of Chu Opera art in colleges and universities. The concert was hosted by the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and organized by Wuhan Chu Theater, Hubei Jingchu Drama Art Research Institute, Hubei University Chu Opera Society, and Local Opera Communication Center of ** College of Central China Normal University.
Editor: Xie Yuan.
Duty Officer: Zhang Meng.
Editor-in-Chief on duty: Wang Gang.