Beijing Daily Client | Author Sun Jiayu
On the evening of September 26, Chang'an Theater staged a bone-like old drama " Linjianghui ". The audience responded enthusiastically. After the play was dispersed, many young drama fans took photos with the starring actor Zhou Xiaomeng.
Zhou Xiaomeng plays Zhou Yu Photography: Fu Shuai
Zhou Xiaomeng is the best among the young actors of Beijing Peking Opera Theater . In 2014, he became a teacher of Jiangpai young actor Yu Wanzeng. He successively sought advice from Dong Huilin, Lin Maorong, Shen Shihua , Yang Changxiu , Jiang Qihu, Ru Shaoquan, Yu Yuheng, Henghehua , Cai Zhengren , Liu Yaochun , Liu Shujun, Huang Dajiang, Chingbin, Zhou Shirui, Wang Shiyu and other seniors in Beijing and Kunqu, and have learned dozens of Beijing-Kunming operas. The president of Beijing Peking Opera Theater, , Liu Tong and other troupe leaders were keen on, and fully trained and promoted him, allowing him to serve as the starring actor of the "Linjiang Meeting" excavation and sorting project.
Zhou Xiaomeng plays Zhou Yu, Tan Xiaoyu plays Liu Bei Photography: Sun Juefei
The traditional play "Linjiang Meeting" and "The Heroes" and "Singing of Strange Shuangshui" are known as the Three Meetings of Young Students. The story comes from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". When telling the story of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu is jealous of Liu Bei , designs to slander Liu Zhujiang, set up an ambush to murder, Guan Yu , and is protected by Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu did not dare to act rashly, and Liu Bei had to return safely. In the history of Peking Opera , Zhou Yu has always been a signature figure in the young actor industry. The senior masters Xu Xiaoxiang , Wang Lengxian , Cheng Jixian , Jin Zhongren , Jiang Miaoxiang , Yu Zhenfei , Ye Shenglan all regard Zhou Yu plays as their own housewife plays, especially "The Heroes", "Hong Kong Club", "Hong Kong Club" is the most representative.
Zhou Xiaomeng plays Zhou Yu, Li Mengjia plays Guan Yu, and Tan Xiaoyu plays Liu Bei. Photography: Sun Juefei
"Linjianghui" plot conflicts are fierce, the structure is compact, and the singing and writing are both important, which comprehensively tests the actor's ability to shape pheasant tails and hierarchy. The singing should be full of emotion, and the singing should also be performed in combination with facial expressions and figures. For example, when singing "Murdering Knife", you should not only be full of energy, but also have a proud and fulfilled expression; when singing "A hero beside Liu Bei", you should also be trembling and weak, and then your legs are shaking like a sieve, and your fear is overwhelming, but you should still hold it firmly to avoid losing your status as a commander-in-chief; when reading "Oh! Is this the two lords who cut Yan Liang in front of the White Horse Slope, kill Wen Chou, and chop Cai Yang ?", you should make the pronunciation clear and fast without being messy, and then the shaking of feathers, the collision of beads, and the turning dance of Shuisle , Zhou Yu's horror is fully expressed. Zhou Xiaomeng showed all the above exquisite performance techniques well, accurately expressing Zhou Yu's complex emotions of joy, anger, fear, and resentment, which won the audience's cheers. In addition, the grandson of Li Hongchun Li Hongchun Li Mengjia plays Guan Yu, and the seventh generation successor of the Tan family, Tan Xiaoyu, plays Liu Bei. It is really a match for the opponent and a strong alliance. Li Mengjia's meritorious work is steady and vigorous, Tan Xiaoyu's singing style is strict and generous. The two are worthy of being descendants of the famous family and have a strong style.
Director of Beijing Peking Opera Theater Liu Tong, Director of the Performance Training Center Liu Shujun, and famous Peking Opera performing artist Yu Wanzeng congratulated the success of the performance and took a group photo. Photography: Fu Shuai
This excavation and sorting, Zhou Xiaomeng’s mentor Yu Wanzeng made an indelible contribution. This play is Yu Lao's representative work. This play is inherited from Fuliancheng Society Xiaosheng's famous artist Chen Shengtai . Now Yu Lao has carefully taught this old play that has been passed down for a hundred years, and has made immortal contributions to the inheritance of Xiaosheng's art. Although Mr. Yu is 74 years old this year, he has to come to guide him in every rehearsal. On the day of the performance, he also came to Chang'an Theater to test his apprentice's learning achievements. It is precisely because of such famous masters and disciples who have passed down from generation to generation that Peking Opera Art can be passed down to this day.
