In 2012, the original musical "Count of Monte Cristo" was a performance at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival. It landed in Shanghai Cultural Plaza and became an enlightenment work of Russian musicals in the minds of countless musical fans. T

The musical "Count of Monte Cristo" is adapted from the masterpiece of the same name by the French literary giant Dumas. It tells the story of the young sailor Edmund Dontes, who just became the captain, was framed and sent to prison, and lost his beloved fiancée and precious freedom overnight. By chance, Edmund learned the secret of the treasure of Mount Cristo in prison. After escaping from prison, he successfully entered the world with his treasure and began to carefully plan his revenge plan...

Since premiered at the Moscow Light Opera House in 2008, the musical "Count of Monte Cristo" has been performed for more than 10 years, setting a record for the long performance of Russian contemporary musicals. This Chinese version is to fully reproduce the original quality, and the core Russian creators including original producers, directors, choreographers, stage designs, lighting designs and other Russian core creators are invited to join.

And one of the highlights of the Chinese version of the musical "Count of Monte Cristo" is the head of the Beijing Opera and Dance Theater Musical Troupe and the famous musical actor Ayunga . "This experience is a challenge that I may not encounter in my life. The past few months have been difficult, but with such a group of like-minded friends who work together and work together, they can do the best in the Chinese version of "The Earl of Monte Cristo", live up to this classic work, and even more so that the audience's love for Chinese musicals." A Yunga told reporters.

Edmund's actor Yu Yi talked about the reason for taking on "The Earl of Monte Cristo" and talked about the fate between him and A Yunga: "Two years ago, I had a collaboration with A Yunga on a variety show. When we talked about musicals, he told me that he marked all the upturns on Weibo as musical actors, 'I want to do something for the musical in my lifetime, no matter whether it is imported or not, no matter whether it is original or not, no matter how difficult this road is.'"

When talking about the fate between Cultural Square and A Yunga, Fei Yuanhong, deputy general manager of Cultural Square, said that as the weather vane of the development of the domestic musical industry and a resource integration platform, he is committed to providing the audience with a series of major dramas that concentrate on showing the top domestic and foreign drama qualities through the "End of Year Drama" brand. "From " in the distance ", to " Romeo and Juliet ", and to this Chinese version of "The Earl of Monte Cristo", Ayunga has cooperated with Cultural Square every year in the past three years, and Cultural Square has witnessed his transformation and growth. I believe that the Chinese version of "The Earl of Monte Cristo" will become a classic brand work and continue to perform."

is worth it." It is mentioned that the Chinese leading creative lineup gathered together. In addition to many domestic first-line musical actors including A Yunga, Yu Yi, Ye Qisheng , Lou Yixiao , Xu Yao , Xu Lidong , professional dancers from China Opera and Dance Theater and acrobats from the Chinese Acrobatics Troupe also added luster to the play.

The Chinese version of the musical "Count of Monte Cristo" is produced by Beijing Performing Arts Group , jointly produced by Shanghai Cultural Plaza Theater Management Co., Ltd., produced by Beijing Opera and Dance Theater , and presented by Shanghai Trust . Dong Ning, the producer representative, believes that "this will be a review of the power of Chinese musical production." In response, A Yunga said, "I hope this play can give everyone energy in this cold winter. We have witnessed the history of the development of musicals and believe that this play will take Chinese musicals to a new level."

Photo: Shanghai Cultural Plaza