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Classic Huangmei Opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai"

Fantastic China | 2023-12-01 | Views：7409

Synopsis:

"Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" tells a poignant and touching love story between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Zhu Yingtai disguised as a man to go to school and became friends with Liang Shanbo. They studied together for three years and had a deep friendship. Three years later, Zhu's father urged her to return home, and before she left, she revealed her true feelings to her teacher's wife and asked the matchmaker to betroth her to Liang Shanbo. On the way to see her off, Liang Shanbo was reluctant to part with her, and Zhu Yingtai told him that she had a younger sister at home, and asked him to invite a matchmaker to make a marriage offer as soon as possible.　

When Zhu Yingtai returned home, she was betrothed by her father to Ma Wencai, the son of the governor. When Liang Shanbo learnt that the younger sister was Zhu Yingtai, he came to Zhu Yingtai's house but heard that Zhu Yingtai had been betrothed to Ma's family, so he was heartbroken.

Liang Shanbo returned home, fell ill and died with regrets. When Zhu Yingtai heard it, she went to Liang Shanbo's grave to pay her respects. Suddenly, there was a fierce wind, thunder and lightning, the grave cracked open, and Zhu Yingtai jumped into the grave. In a flash, the two of them turned into colourful butterflies and danced.

Starring Introduction:

Wu Qiong: Famous Huangmei Opera Artist, National First-level Actress

She is an award-winning performer on today's opera stage, recognised as the heir to the famous Huangmei Opera performer Yan Fengying, and a pioneer in the grafting of Huangmei Opera with modern music. With her own musical talent and artistic practice, she has not only broadened the sound range of Huangmei Opera, but also developed its vocal art, and blended the essence of traditional art with the fresh elements of modern art to form her own unique artistic style. Her works are diversified with the vitality of the times, and have been widely noticed and loved. She was awarded the 22nd Magnolia Drama Performing Arts Award.

Representative works: "Hong Luo Pa" ,"Marriage of the Fairy Princess", "Emperor's Female Son-in-Law", "Meng Jiangnv", "Much Ado About Nothing", "Sister Jiang", "Yan Fengying", "The Noblewoman Returns Home", "Drunkenness of Taibai", "Guxi Ballad". Publications: "I Write My Heart".

Gai Xuequan: National Second-level Actor

Winner of the First "Star of Huangmei Opera in the New Era"

Member of Chinese Dramatists Association

Member of Chinese Opera Performance Academy

Majoring in civilian and martial young male role

He has starred in the plays "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai","Marriage of the Fairy Princess", "Luo Pa Ji", "Emperor's Female Son-in-Law", "Cutting the Pigweed", "Xiao Ci Dian", "The Legend of Chunxiang", "The Night Run of Lin Chong", " Drunkenness of Liu Ling", "Lu Wenlong", "Lei Feng", "Shishahai", etc.

Liang Shanbo in "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".

Sun Xuelian: National First-level Actress, Vice Director of Four Seasons Opera Theater

Winner of the gold medal in the first CCTV competition "In Search of the Seven Fairies"; in 2010, she participated in the Anhui Provincial Art Festival and won the first prize for her performance; in 2013, she participated in the Anhui Provincial New Drama Festival and won the first prize for her performance again. She has starred in more than twenty plays of various scales, such as "Hong Luo Pa", "Marriage of the Fairy Princess", "Emperor's Female Son-in-Law", "Sister Jiang", "Drunkenness of Taibai", " Guxi Ballad", "Tears in the Land of Love" and "Pearl Pagoda". She has been invited to participate in the recording of the CCTV Opera Channel many times. She is a famous Huangmei Opera actress who is loved by the audience because of her dignified and generous costume, sweet and charming voice, and strong appeal of her performance.

Liang Shanbo in "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".

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