Less than 7 o'clock, outside the Hubei Theater, many audiences were full of expectations holding the introduction of the repertoire of "Eternal Life in the Fire", and many people took photos and punched in front of the promotional posters of the protagonists "Sister Jiang, Xu Yunfeng" and other starring actors. Tonight, the large-scale revolutionary Sichuan opera "Eternal Life in the Fire", created by the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Research Institute, was staged at the Hubei Theater and participated in the 17th China Drama Festival.
The majestic and magnificent theme song music of "Eternal Life in the Fire" echoed in the Hubei Theater, and as the stage lights gradually lit up, a picture of the old tea house from the old times appeared in front of the audience, bringing everyone to the war-torn years more than 70 years ago. "Through the Bashan Mountains, through the Shu Land." Daughter body, male child Zhi, willing to sacrifice his life for the revolution. "The Tibetan name and surname are linked to the old Peng secretly, and Jiang Xueqin is self-reliant as a wife..." The singing sounded, and the protagonist Jiang Jie appeared.
"Eternal Life in the Fire" tells the story of on the eve of liberation, Jiang Jie was assigned by the party to go to the Huaying Mountains to carry out work. After the death of her husband Peng Songtao, qiang endured grief and participated in armed struggle. Due to the betrayal of the traitor Fu Zhigao, Xu Yunfeng and she were both arrested. Sister Jiang was escorted to Chongqing, and the enemy tried to open a gap in Sister Jiang, but found nothing. In prison, she and Xu Yunfeng led their friends to a heroic and indomitable struggle against the enemy.
The drama is adapted by the famous national first-class screenwriter Daniel Zhang and outstanding young screenwriter Meng Lijing based on the classic scripts "Red Rock", "Xu Yunfeng" and "Sister Jiang", directed by zhou Long, a famous director, a national first-class actor and professor of the China Academy of Performing Arts, a famous national first-class composer Wang Wenxun composed and arranged instruments, a famous national first-class stage designer Wang Weizhong designed the stage and lighting, the famous national first-class stage design Lan Ling and Zhang Ying designed costumes and styling, and the national second-level actor Long Yi served as an assistant director.
In addition, the play has 4 "plum blossoms" plus many powerful actors participating. The core character, Sister Jiang, is played by Chen Qiaoru, a famous Sichuan opera performance artist, a national first-class actor and the winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award "Second Degree Plum", Chen Qiaoru is not only the leading actor of the play, but also the artistic director. In addition, the national first-class actor Cai Shaobo played Xu Yunfeng, the national second-level actor Kang Yong played Xu Pengfei, the outstanding xiaosheng actor Chen Zuoquan played Fu Zhigao, the national first-class actor and winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award Wang Yumei played Mary, the outstanding young actor Wang Yaochao played Huawei, the national first-class actor and Winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award Yu Jia played Sun Mingxia, the national second-level actor Wang Huamao played the two-gun old woman, and the outstanding young actor Zhou Libing and the national second-level actor Wen Dong starred together.
In the Tang Dynasty, Sichuan opera, which had the saying that "Shu opera crowned the world", was one of the most characteristic cultural business cards of Sichuan, and had the artistic charm of traveling through time and space.
"I hope that the audience in Wuhan can see a 'different' Sister Jiang - she is not only a hero, but also a wife, a mother, a person with flesh and blood and faith." Chen Qiaoru said that she also integrated her own understanding into this performance, trying to show the character's "soft and rigid". In addition, the song tune of Huaying Mountain runs through the whole play, and the musical images of Jiang Jie, Xu Yunfeng and Xu Pengfei are extremely distinct, which can bring strong and intuitive feelings to the audience.
The wonderful performance, moving singing voice and rigorous presentation won wide acclaim from the audience. "Before, my understanding of Sichuan opera only stayed in changing faces, spitting fire, etc., which were not in "Eternal Life in the Fire", but I was touched by the actor's affectionate interpretation." Mr. Peng, an audience member from Hanyang District, said that he was particularly impressed by the singing voice of Sichuan opera, and he was still unfinished after the performance.
"The Sichuan opera 'Eternal Life in the Fire' makes this familiar revolutionary story more fresh and vivid, and I completely forgot about time during the viewing process." Tan from Wuhan University said that this drama is not only Jiang Jie, but also Xu Yunfeng, Sun Mingxia, Huawei, the old lady with two guns and many other heroic images, which can let everyone understand this history more completely and systematically, and enjoy the charm brought by Sichuan opera art.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Reporter Kong Weirui Wuhan report According to Chengdu Sichuan Opera Research Institute Editor Li Min Proofreading Wang Juan