After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the first person to plan to put the Long March on the stage was Li Bozhao, the former director of the Beijing People's Art Theater. As a veteran of the Red Army, Li Bozhao had the idea of putting this period of history on the stage as early as the Long March. However, it was not until after the founding of the People's Republic of China that he had the opportunity to convene Yu Cun (then the head of the Repertory Troupe) of the People's Art Theater and Tsunami to compose the opera "Long March" in three acts and nine scenes.
However, Li Bozhao's greatest contribution is not only the opera itself, but also his creative proposal to add the image of *** to the opera. After all, the victory of the Red Army's Long March is inseparable from the command of ***. At the time of the idea, ** was still alive at the time, but his attitude towards his image on stage became an important question.
At the beginning of 1951, the script of the opera "Long March" was completed, composed by He Luting and Liang Hanguang, and directed by Li Bozhao, Jiao Juyin and Liu Yumin. However, who will play *** has become a crucial issue, and many people have been excluded from playing this role due to too many hard conditions in all aspects.
A suggestor suggested to Li Bozhao: "Recently, the theater is preparing to stage Mr. Lao She's drama "Dragon Whisker Gou", in which the actor who plays Cheng Maniac is good. And this actor is a famous actor of the Beijing People's Art Theater. Although today's young people are not familiar with it, many people smile at the mention of his performance in "Teahouse".
So at that time, he was playing Cheng Maniac, a quyi who was oppressed in the old society. In order to play this complex role, he deeply observed and recorded the life of a folk artist, and found that Cheng Maniazi may be a son of the Qiren, that is, a Manchu during the Qing Dynasty, which provided a unique inspiration for his character creation.
The shaping of this role played a key role in playing *** in the future. Because of the amazement caused by a makeup photo in front of ***, he successfully got the opportunity to play ***. However, this task was full of great challenges for So, who was only 24 years old at the time and was still polishing his acting skills.
So he made great efforts, not only through the actions and demeanor of the characters, but also to understand the spirit, thoughts and ideas of the first. In the process of experiencing life as an actor, he delved into ***'s articles, **documentaries about ***, and collected information related to *** through various channels.
On June 17, 1951, he participated in the rehearsal of the opera "Long March" for the first time, and after many personal rehearsals, he gradually and deeply understood the characteristics of ***. However, after his first time on stage, he faced many criticisms, including problems with gestures, walking, facial expressions, etc. So instead of being proud of this, he quietly listened to the opinions of all parties, and constantly adjusted and improved.
The opera "Long March" was performed for the first time on August 1, 1951, although it was not possible to attend in person, but under the watchful eyes of Mr. Zhu and other leaders at the scene, it successfully took the stage and performed a short but important scene. The audience has praised the *** played by Sozhi, and what they see is not only an actor, but also the image of *** that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Although *** did not perform in person, he played *** again in 1978, this time in person. Some suggestions were made for the performance, emphasizing that the opera should highlight the importance of the front, not just the image of individual leaders. So he later revised the opera script and finally changed the name to "Going North".
It is worth noting that due to the background of the times and other reasons, some details of the role of *** are difficult to achieve perfection. However, through the efforts of this, the image of ** successfully appeared on the stage for the first time, which is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough. In a later investigation, some people tried to deny the fact that he played *** in 1951, but this historical fact can be proved through multiple evidences, including the archives of the People's Art Theater.
At the same time, the opera "Long March" has also become a classic of Chinese stage art, through the form of opera, the heroic deeds of the Long March are vividly expressed, and people's endless respect and admiration for the soldiers of the Red Army have been aroused.