String songs accompany the midsummer dream, and the beautiful pear garden spreads a new sound - the "new voice of the pear garden" citizen summer opera party is a complete success

The gongs and drums are sonorous, and the drama is melodious. On the evening of June 30, the 2024 Henan Huimin Cultural Activity "Liyuan New Voice" Citizens' Summer Opera Gala was held in the Cultural Square of Henan Art Center. The party was hosted by the Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Henan Provincial Department of Education, and undertaken by the Henan Academy of Dramatic Arts of Henan University and the Henan Vocational College of Art.

On the night of the performance, the Cultural Square of the Art Center was crowded and lively. A Henan opera banhu ensemble "Celebration" kicked off the performance.

The young teachers of Henan College of Dramatic Arts and Henan Vocational College of Art of Henan University brought the opera song "Yu Drama" and the classic Henan Opera joint song "Variety of Genres in Yao Liyuan", showing the original intention and strength of young drama and opera educators in the new era.

One minute on stage, ten years off stage. The students of the secondary school department of Henan Vocational College of Arts performed the "Xiqu Base Martial Arts Display", which was breathtaking and won bursts of applause and cheers.

Henan pendant is one of the most representative types of quyi in the Central Plains, with a history of more than 100 years. Rap combined, entertaining and educational. Young teacher Yin Jiuyan and his disciple Lu Alloy performed excerpts from Henan pendant's "Journey to the West", which attracted repeated applause and laughter from the audience.

Li Shujian, a famous Henan Opera performance artist and honorary dean of Henan Academy of Dramatic Arts of Henan University, appeared in the cheers and applause of the audience, and ignited the enthusiasm of the party with an excerpt from Henan Opera "Da Dengdian", and showed the charm of Henan Opera art to the fullest with his superb acting skills and affectionate singing.

Immediately after the appearance was the successor of the Chang faction, the famous Henan Opera performance artist, Henan University Henan University School of Dramatic Arts Professor Wang Hui, she sang the familiar Henan Opera "Chang Xiangyu" excerpts, with its beautiful and charming singing and moving interpretation, received a round of applause from the audience.

Students from the secondary school department of Henan Vocational College of Arts performed Henan Opera and Peking Opera excerpts "Liyuan Fire". The fourteen and fifteen-year-old children performed classic singing passages with slightly immature voices, so that traditional culture can be passed on from generation to generation, and the art of opera will continue to flourish.

The appearance of Yu Kuizhi, a famous Peking Opera performance artist and dean of Henan Academy of Dramatic Arts of Henan University, and Li Shengsu, artistic director, made the performance scene boil again. The two artists sang excerpts from Peking Opera "Shilang Visits His Mother, Sitting in the Palace", showing the artistic charm of Peking Opera with mellow singing, stretching performances, and perfect coordination.

In the warm applause and cheers of the audience, the two artists pushed the whole party to a climax with a symphonic Peking Opera "Butterfly Love", bringing a Peking Opera feast to the people of the Central Plains.

At the end of the party, the audience refused to leave for a long time, and took a group photo with the opera artists and teachers and students present to express their love for the art of opera.

The successful holding of this summer art show not only enriched the spiritual and cultural life of the public, but also demonstrated the traditional charm and contemporary vitality of the art of opera, and further strengthened the confidence of the art workers of drama and opera to inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture.