1935, when he came to Shaanxi, he was immediately fascinated by Shaanxi opera.
He wrote an article "Talking about Shaanxi Opera", which was published in the supplement of Shenbao Weekly.
This article tells us why Shaanxi Opera was so attractive at that time.
Today, when I read this article, I feel as if I heard the Shaanxi opera more than 80 years ago lingering in my ears.
A ramble on Qin opera
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Drama is an art that can show people's characteristics and unusual customs. Appreciating the performance of a drama can judge the living conditions of people in a certain place. In order to promote national culture, the Soviet Union set up "national theaters" in various places to stimulate the inherent culture of all ethnic groups.
Shaanxi opera stills
Northwest China has formed a special region in terms of land conditions and nationalities, which is different from other places. Therefore, Guanzhong dialect is quite special with different pronunciations, which is quite different from Shanxi and Henan provinces.
I once wrote the article "Three Fats and Agricultural Proverbs", which was briefly mentioned in the thirteenth issue of Volume I of Shenbao Weekly (see the official account of WeChat in the last issue). The impassioned and high-pitched voice of Shaanxi Opera can especially show the tenacity of Qin Long folk customs.
Group photo of all Yi Sushe employees performing in Beiping (Beijing) 1932.
Shaanxi opera is the most popular drama between Qin and Long, and the local people will probably sing a few words. I haven't studied the history of China opera in depth. It is said that the present Bangzi evolved from Shaanxi Opera. I don't know, do I?
Group photo of Yi Sushe's management 1930s.
However, China's plays originated in the Tang Dynasty, and it is well documented that Emperor Xuanzong personally performed plays with his disciples in Liyuan. It is not known whether the Qin opera is a worship of heaven.
Li Zhengmin performed "Daiyu Buries Flowers", 1930s.
However, Yan Changming's "A Brief Record of Qin Yun's Adoption of English" (thirty-nine years after its completion) contains: "Put on a play? P (from) the children of Tang Liyuan, there was a school book at the time of Jin and Yuan Dynasties. When I got to school, I played with mandolin and chords. Manzhuo flows south, changing to Yiyang cavity and then to Haiyan cavity. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Liang Bolong, Wei Liangfu and others gave birth to Kunshan dialect. Chord flows north, Anhui people's songs are called Zongyang Opera (now called Shipai Opera, the common name is Chuiqiang), Huguang Opera is called Xiangyang Opera (now called Huguang Opera), and Qinqiang Opera is called Qinqiang Opera. Since the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the timbre of Shaanxi Opera has been the same, and the latter is composed of strings. As for Yanjing and Jizhongfu, although the tune has been changed, the local people have changed little, just like Shaanxi Opera and Kunqu Opera. There are differences. Kunqu opera is supplemented by bamboo, and Qin music is accompanied by silk. Kunqu opera only uses bamboo (commonly known as bangzi, bamboo and jujube). Therefore, those who use bamboo are welcomed by many merchants in the Qin Dynasty. "
It can be seen that the history of Shaanxi Opera is very long.
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Listening to Shaanxi Opera, there is nothing better than Yi Sushe and xi's Zhengsu. The second social coefficient was established a few years ago. Although it is an old-fashioned and crude theater, the moral of the film title is "changing customs." The plays are all based on historical plays, and they are all revised. They are very artistic and seldom slang, which is different from Tan Chuntian and Yue Opera in Shanghai.
The reason is that most people in xi 'an Qinqiang Opera circle are closely connected with the cultural circles, such as the Fujian Society headed by Li Zhengmin, the editors of Xi's Culture Daily and Xijing Daily, and many people who study literature and art, so they can naturally get better criticism and correction in plot content and performance posture.
Li Zhengmin (19 15? 1973), a famous Shaanxi opera performance artist, is from Zhaizhai, Chang 'an County.
Li Zhengmin and Zhengming Wang are the most famous actors in Xi Qin Opera, just like Mei Lanfang in Beijing Opera. Both Li and Wang are very young. If they can process and learn, it is not difficult to become the most prestigious artists.
Li Zhengmin performed and recorded a record in Shanghai last year, which won the praise of the drama circle. When I went to Shaanxi in autumn (last autumn), I once saw Li Zhengmin's Legend of the White Snake in xi 'an. Its sections such as "stealing medicine" and "resisting the law" are loud, urgent, complicated and sad, just like "complaining like thirst, crying like resentment" Although I don't know drama, I also feel the feeling that "I don't know the taste of meat in March"
Yi Sushe war zone was bombed by Japanese military aircraft, 1939.
It's a pity that I lived in Xi 'an not long ago and couldn't listen to its most famous play, Butterfly Cup.
This article is published exclusively by The Story of Zhong Nanshan.