Notes on the View of Yue Opera butterfly lovers (Ⅱ)

Stop making it up.

To tell you the truth, I didn't expect anything from butterfly lovers, a Shaoxing opera in Shenzhen Children's Palace on August 20th (except seeing the handsome teacher Long), because it was a non-professional Shaoxing opera performance group from Shenzhen (not belonging to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai). But this still brought me a lot of surprises.

Due to the delay on the way, I entered the meeting less than five minutes late and found that it was almost full of people. Although the nature of free public performance has played a great role in it, the charm of Yue Opera "Butterfly Lovers" and the level of live performance are the key to attract the audience. In the nearly three hours of performance, there were not many spectators who left midway, which can be seen.

I found a seat with a wide view in the left back area. The stage has been on for some time. The stage, lighting, scenery and props are all quite satisfactory, and the costumes and appearances of the actors are just right. In addition, it is also a waste of time in the choice of actors, not to mention the perfect combination of leading roles. This 49-year-old, with a silver heart, looks small and smart, and is an extremely bookish girl!

In the previous two times, when watching plays in the Grand Theatre and Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, the musicians were "hidden" behind the curtain of the stage (usually on the right side of the audience), and this time, the band was hidden in the orchestra pit at the lower front of the stage.

There is a orchestra pit! This is what I didn't expect. The advantage of having a orchestra pit is that it can accommodate a relatively larger band, create better sound effects, and relatively reduce the influence of the band position on the stage performance. For example, in Forced Marriage, when April 9th broke into Zhu Fu and cried, it conveyed the news of Shanbo's death. Suddenly, the piano and drums sounded, and there were painful and sad cries, which taught people how not to be moved or even shed tears!

So, I began to wonder what kind of non-professional group this is.

The head of the delegation, that is, Zhu Yingtai's teacher, Lu Xiaomei, used to be a professional Shaoxing opera actor. Her beautiful appearance and sweet voice showed Zhu Yingtai's intelligence, courage and devotion. A Zhejiang native traveled all the way to Guangdong and registered the first Yue Opera Troupe in Guangdong. This is true love!

Our handsome teacher, Ru Long, a beautiful girl from Hunan, is at the door of Teacher Lu Xiaomei. Her voice is very clear, showing Liang Shanbo's sincerity and enthusiasm without concealing it, and at the same time being gentle, sincere and not aggressive. In jargon, Mr. Long's appearance and voice condition is that the grandfathers enjoy delicious food! However, she has worked tirelessly for several years, using her holidays to practice her basic skills and singing skills. To tell the truth, playing the whole butterfly lovers is really a test, and it is a real mental and physical work to add sound strength. I just heard that Mr. Long is in poor health because of his many performances this month. Take care of yourself! This is also true love!

Of course, the success of Yue Opera "butterfly lovers" can't be separated from the equally handsome teachers, directors-national first-class actor Lin Zaiming, president-first-class actor Hu (now president Hu of Shanghai Yue Theatre Red House Troupe). I won't list all the other teachers. They really like Yue Opera!

As a native of Zhejiang, I can't compare with the true love of teachers, but I still dare to find fault. Please correct me:

First, the equipment. The adjustment of microphone needs to further match the teacher's voice characteristics. For example, teacher Lu Xiaomei has a nice voice and a high range, but this time the microphone is a little fried; Teacher Ru Long's voice is very effective with a microphone, but sometimes I don't know whether it is the change of microphone position or the lack of microphone battery, which leads to the inability to receive and amplify it continuously and smoothly; There is also the fact that the microphones of non-stage actors are not muted, so when Mr. Ru Long performs, the voice of the staff comes in. Fortunately, Mr. Long is well informed, keeps up with the crisis and hold the audience! Click like it!

Second, performance. Teacher Lu Xiaomei, I dare not make a wild comment; Mr. Ru Long may have difficulties, and there may be some defects of insufficient pitch in several high notes. In addition, singing a song that is not very popular, such as mountain sickness, I feel that my proficiency is not enough (maybe I am not familiar with it, or maybe Teacher Long wants to express the voice of mountain sickness). Besides, the stage is really too big. When the hero left the stage and didn't walk out of the audience's sight, he had changed to a normal walking state, which was a bit "muddling along"; As a voice-over chorus, it may be because there are only two people who do not reach the level of starring, so the performance is not coordinated and stable enough, which slightly affects the effect of the whole play.

Third, the audience. Probably because of the Children's Palace, many viewers brought children, which is a bit like the theater we went to when we were young, where children would play. Besides, compared with playing with children, what I can't stand most is adults talking casually and making phone calls.

Flaws don't hide Yu! Besides, I have an important task to meet the handsome teacher Long! So, after the performance, I had the cheek to rush backstage and take a photo with Teacher Long.

During the period, parents took their children, and the children shouted "Teacher Long! Teacher Long! " Yes I don't know if the children are learning Yue Opera from Teacher Long, but at that moment, I suddenly felt that maybe, one day, Yue Opera will become their true love.

References:

Wechat "Play on Saturday", Yue Long: "Shenzhen Huayunyue Troupe Tour Children's Palace.

Shenzhen Huayunyue Troupe Weibo