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Chapter 905 Famous Storytellers (22)

The person who knocked on the door came in a middle-aged woman with beautiful features and graceful demeanor. Although she was a bit older, she looked very good in spirit, especially her eyes, which were bright and energetic, as if she had never been there in the past. It's like leaving marks on it!
Her arrival interrupted Huang Songyuan's short introduction to Peking Opera. However, Huang Songyuan was not displeased by it. He turned his head to see the person, and greeted her with a smile.

"Sister Wu, what brought you here today? Yang Qian, come here, let me introduce you, Wu Jingyi, Sister Wu, the head of our Kunqu Opera Troupe in Shanghai, is also a very famous Kunqu Opera master, and has won plum blossoms. Award-winning, she also starred in the Kunqu Opera TV series "The Peony Pavilion."

After exchanging pleasantries with Wu Jingyi, Huang Songyuan introduced Yang Qian.

This famous Kunqu Opera artist is indeed very powerful. Wu Jingyi not only learned from the master of Kunqu Opera, but also made achievements that are not inferior to her teacher in the inheritance and development of Kunqu Opera.

Although Huang Songyuan is the vice president of Shanghai Metropolitan Opera Theater, considering Wu Jingyi's status in the world and the awards he has won, he is still convincing when he calls "Sister Wu".

"Sister Wu, this is Yang Qian, and also my junior brother."

When Huang Songyuan introduced Yang Qian, Wu Jingyi didn't have any fluctuations in expression, she was still smiling.

"When Teacher Tian was accepting apprentices, I received the letter. It's just a pity that I was going to perform abroad at that time, and the schedule was not open, so I couldn't go to be a witness for Teacher Tian. Looking at Xiao Yang today, he is indeed very handsome. , a show of talent, and as a young singer, what is rare is that he likes Beijing opera, likes our traditional drama, and promotes our national quintessence to children."

Wu Jingyi looked at Yang Qian with admiration, and the content of her speech gave Yang Qian a feeling - it seemed that she knew everything here.

But it is true. The reason why Wu Jingyi came to visit suddenly was because she heard that there was movement in Peking Opera, and the program crew of Mango TV was filming along with her!

Although the Shanghai Metropolitan Opera Theater and the Metropolitan Kunqu Opera Troupe seem to be two unrelated units, in fact, they both belong to the Metropolitan Opera Art Center.

Shanghai Opera Art Center also has Shanghai Opera, Yue Opera, Huai Opera, Pingtan and other troupes.It can be said that although they sing different types of operas, they are all colleagues in the unit, and there is also a certain degree of competition between them.

Wu Jingyi and her Kunqu Opera Troupe also perform in Lifangyuan, but Wu Jingyi seldom comes here-her status is too high, unless it is the annual performance of Lifangyuan, she can invite famous artists like her Come to hold the line.

However, the development of Kunqu Opera also needs publicity. Compared with Peking Opera, which has a wider audience, it is obviously much more difficult to promote Kunqu Opera in the current era of mobile Internet and short videos!

Wu Jingyi, as the head of the troupe, of course has to consider this issue. She heard that Peking Opera is going to be on TV again, and it is Mango Channel with a large audience, so she couldn't sit still, and hurried to the theater to see if she could "catch the heat".

"Sister Wu, why don't you come and tell the children too?"

After Huang Songyuan finished his brief introduction to Peking Opera, he was not ashamed to let Wu Jingyi stand beside him, and he extended an invitation to her.

"Why is this so embarrassing? You didn't make any arrangements."

Wu Jingyi pretended to evade, but "reluctantly" walked over, and walked over to the children reluctantly for Huang Songyuan.

I have to say that compared to Huang Songyuan, who is dressed in "women's clothing" but speaks a male voice, Wu Jingyi, who is kind and kind, is still more kind.She smiled and waved to the children, and immediately got a warmer response from the children.

"Children, you should be here for the first time today, right? What do you all think of this place?"

Wu Jingyi didn't talk about Kunqu Opera at the beginning, she planned to use Lifangyuan as the starting 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 beautiful, but you know what? Such a bright and beautifully decorated theater is older than all of us. It even has a history of nearly 100 years!"

Wu Jingyi obviously knows how to mobilize the atmosphere of the "classroom" better than Huang Songyuan. When she said this, the children all exclaimed.

"Wow!"

Jin Wei and the girls covered their mouths cutely.

"Is it that old?"

Xin Zihao expressed disbelief.

"Yes, it started in 2018, and it took three years to renovate, so we have what we see now, very modern, a new look, isn't it? But ah, you may not imagine, 100 years ago , when it was built, it was even more magnificent than it is now, and even the whole magic city was a sensation!"

Wu Jingyi changed the subject and talked about the situation 100 years ago.

Lifangyuan did have a very high status in the opera world in the 20s. It was once the largest opera performance venue in the country!

"When it opened, famous people gathered. Everyone has heard of Mr. Mei Lanfang, right?"

Although the children didn't know much about Peking Opera before, some of them had a lot of common sense, like Jin Wei who couldn't help but nod her head.

"Mr. Mei Lanfang not only went south to Lifangyuan to perform, but he was also a frequent visitor to Lifangyuan. In 1933, he performed a new play "Anti-Golden Army" in Lifangyuan. Liang Hongyu, who advocated against the Jin Dynasty, borrowed such a story to call on the audience to resist Japan and save the nation.

Of course, there is such a drama in our Kunqu Opera. Moreover, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, it also had a story that was so epic and legendary. Would you like to hear Grandma Wu tell this story? "

Wu Jingyi also sold a trick.

"Want to hear!"

The children responded one after another, and Xin Zihao even raised his arms high, as if the teacher was going to judge and he was the most active one.

Yang Qian also wanted to hear it!
He hadn't had much exposure to Kunqu Opera, and the only time he saw it was when he and Dai Yuni visited the park during the Spring Festival - Old Comrade Dai was there at the time.

It was a rare opportunity to listen to stories told by famous Kunqu opera masters, and Yang Qian of course listened with all his ears.

"In Kunqu 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 drama. It feels like it is about the tragedy of love, right? In fact , it is not just a play about love, love is just the thread of the story, but it tells history, just like Mr. Mei's "Anti-Golden Army", by telling the background of the decline and fall of the Ming Dynasty in history, Praise the people who are loyal to the country and the heroes who resisted the Qing Dynasty”

　Thanks to fatfox911 and Autumn Shenguang for their rewards! ! (づ￣ 3￣)づ

　　
　
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