The person who knocked on the door was a middle-aged woman with beautiful features and graceful manners. Although she was older, she looked in good spirits, especially her eyes, which were bright and lively, as if no time had passed.
It looks like there were traces left on it!
Her arrival interrupted Huang Songyuan's unfinished introduction to Peking Opera. However, Huang Songyuan was not displeased. He turned around to look at the person and smiled and greeted her.
"Sister Wu, what brought you here today? Yang Qian, come on, let me introduce you to Wu Jingyi. Sister Wu, the leader of our Kunqu Opera Troupe in Shanghai, is also a very famous Kun Opera master who has won many awards.
She also won the Plum Blossom Award and starred in the Kunqu Opera TV series "The Peony Pavilion"."
After Huang Songyuan exchanged pleasantries with Wu Jingyi, he introduced him to Yang Qian.
This famous Kun Opera master is indeed very powerful. Wu Jingyi not only studied under the master of Kun Opera, but she also made achievements that are no worse than her teacher in inheriting and promoting Kun Opera.
Although Huang Songyuan is the deputy director of the Magic City Peking Opera Theatre, judging from Wu Jingyi's status in the world and the awards she has received, he is still convinced by the name "Sister Wu".
"Sister Wu, this is Yang Qian, who is also my junior brother."
When Huang Songyuan introduced Yang Qian, Wu Jingyi didn't have any fluctuations in her expression, she was still smiling.
"I received the letter when Teacher Tian was accepting apprentices. Unfortunately, he had to perform abroad at that time and the schedule was unavailable, so I couldn't go there to be a witness for Teacher Tian. Looking at Xiao Yang today, he is indeed very good-looking.
, a talented person, and as a young singer, it is rare that he likes Peking Opera, likes our traditional dramas, and also promotes our national quintessence to children."
Wu Jingyi looked at Yang Qian with admiration, and the content of her words gave Yang Qian a feeling - as if she knew everything about what was going on here.
But it is indeed the case. The reason why Wu Jingyi suddenly came to visit was because she heard that there was something going on in the Peking Opera area, and that the program crew of Mango Channel was following the filming!
Although the Magic City Peking Opera Theater and the Magic City Kunqu Opera Troupe appear to be two unrelated entities, in fact, they both belong to the Magic City Opera Art Center.
The Magic City Opera Art Center also has Shanghai Opera, Yue Opera, Huai Opera, Pingtan and other theater troupes. It can be said that although they sing different types of operas, in the unit, they are all colleagues, and there is also a certain degree of mutual comparison.
competitive relationship.
Wu Jingyi and her Kunqu Opera Troupe also perform in Lifangyuan, but Wu Jingyi rarely comes here - her status is too high, only for the annual big performance in Lifangyuan can she be invited to such a famous artist
Come and fight.
But the development of Kun Opera also requires publicity. Compared with Peking Opera, which has a wider audience, Kun Opera is obviously much more difficult to promote in the current era of mobile Internet and short videos!
As the leader of the group, Wu Jingyi certainly had to consider this issue. She heard that Peking Opera was going to be on TV again, and it was on the Mango Channel with a large audience. She couldn't sit still and hurried over to the theater to see if she could "catch up on the popularity."
"Sister Wu, why don't you come and tell the children too?"
After Huang Songyuan continued to tell his little knowledge about Peking Opera, he was too embarrassed to let Wu Jingyi stand beside him, so he extended an invitation to her.
"How can you be so embarrassed about this? You have no arrangements."
Wu Jingyi put off her sheep clothes, but still came over "reluctantly", and walked over to the children in place of Huang Songyuan.
I have to say that compared to Huang Songyuan, who was dressed in "women's clothing" but spoke with a male accent, Wu Jingyi, a kind-hearted woman, was still more approachable. She smiled and waved to the children, and she immediately received a warm response from the children.
"Children, it must be your first time here today, right? What do you think of it here?"
Wu Jingyi did not start talking about Kun Opera, she planned to use Lifangyuan as the entry point.
"pretty!"
"So high!"
“Very nice!”
The children responded one after another, and Xin Zihao was still dancing, trying to attract others' attention.
"Yes, it's very beautiful, but do you know? Such a brightly decorated and beautifully decorated theater is older than all of us. It even has a history of nearly a hundred years!"
Wu Jingyi obviously knows how to mobilize the atmosphere in the "classroom" better than Huang Songyuan. When she said this, the children all exclaimed.
"Wow!"
Jin Wei and a few girls even covered their mouths cutely.
"Are you that old?"
Xin Zihao expressed disbelief.
"Yes, it started in 2018 and took three years to be renovated, so it has what we see now, a very modern and brand-new feeling, right? But, you may not imagine that it will be like this in a hundred years.
Before, when it was built, it was even more majestic than it is now, and it even caused a sensation in the entire Magic City!"
Wu Jingyi changed the topic and talked about the situation a hundred years ago.
Lifangyuan indeed had a very high status in the opera industry in the 1920s. It was once the largest opera performance venue in the country!
"When the business opened, there were many famous people gathered there. Everyone has heard of Mr. Mei Lanfang, right?"
Although the children didn't know much about Peking Opera before, some of them still had rich common sense, like Jin Wei, who couldn't help but nod her head.
"Mr. Mei Lanfang not only came south to perform at Li Fang Yuan, but he also became a frequent visitor to Li Fang Yuan. In 1933, he performed a new play "The Resistance against the Jin Army" in Li Fang Yuan. Mr. Mei played the role of a fighter.
Liang Hongyu, who advocated against the Jin Dynasty, used this story to call on the audience to resist Japan and save the nation.
Of course, there is such a drama in our Kunqu Opera, and during the Anti-Japanese War, there was also a touching story, which is very legendary. Would you like to hear Grandma Wu tell this story?"
Wu Jingyi also sold it out.
"Want to hear it!"
The children responded one after another, and Xin Zihao even raised his arms high, as if the teacher wanted to judge, and he was the most active one.
Yang Qian also wants to hear it!
He had never been exposed to Kun Opera. The only time he saw it was when he and Dai Yuni visited the garden during the Spring Festival - Comrade Lao Dai was also there at the time.
It was a rare opportunity to listen to stories told by famous Kun Opera masters, and of course Yang Qian was all ears.
"In Kun Opera, there is a very classic play called "Peach Blossom Fan". The name "Peach Blossom Fan" seems to be more similar to our current idol dramas. It seems to be about the tragedy of love, right? In fact,
, it is not just a play about love, love is just the thread that connects the story, but it is about history, just like Mr. Mei's "The Anti-Golden Army", by telling the background of the decline and decline of the Ming Dynasty in history,
It praises the people who are loyal to the country and the heroes who resisted the Qing Dynasty."