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    On the 21st anniversary of the successful application of Kunqu Opera to the World Heritage List, the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe launched a 4-day cloud drama

    On May 18, 2001, the art of Chinese Kunqu Opera was announced by UNESCO as the first batch of "Masterpieces of Human Oral and Intangible Heritage", and it ranked first. 2022 marks the 21st anniversary of Kunqu Opera's inscription on the world's intangible cultural heritage. During the special period when the offline performance is pressed, the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe will join forces with many platforms to launch four cloud-based special broadcasts for four consecutive days from May 15th to May 18th. , including the immersive Kunqu Opera "Dream Back to Wulingyuan" creation guided tour, "Yangtze River Delta Music Friends Cappella Conference", small theater Kunqu Opera "Peach Blossom Face", original Kunqu Opera "Freedom Later People" and other content.
    Among them, the highlight will be on the evening of May 18. Shangkun will launch a special online live program "Heart Lianxin, We Are Together". "Students, members of the student version of "The Palace of Longevity", and the general audience will join friends with music in the cloud.
    In this special live broadcast program list of "Hearts and Hearts, We Are Together", some programs are selected from the theme concert to pay tribute to the anti-epidemic heroes held in 2020. The lineup gathers famous Kunqu Opera performing artists Ji Zhenhua, Zhang Xunpeng, Zhang Jingxian, Liang Guyin, Cai Zhengren, winners of the "Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award" Gu Haohao, Li An, Wu Shuang, Shen Zhangli, as well as Yu Bin, Luo Chenxue, and Hu Weilu and many other backbones of Shangkun.
    The special performance includes classic arias from such repertoires as "Zhaojun Out of the Forbidden City", "The Palace of Eternal Life", "The Peony Pavilion", "The Jade Hairpin", "The Story of Handan" and "Iron Crown". During the anti-epidemic period, Shangkun's poems and songs such as "Chun Shen", "Decisive Victory in Spring" and "Jade Guizhi: War Epidemic". Among them, Wu Shuang wrote and sang "Decisive Victory Spring" is the first complete appearance.
    In addition to the professional singing of the artists, many Kunqu Opera fans were also invited to participate in the program. Last year, the "Emperor Concubine" in the student version of "The Palace of Eternal Life" jointly created by Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe and major universities in Shanghai will appear at the party and sing "Hand in Hand to the Flower Room" again; "Follow Me Kunqu Opera" is on Kun has built brand projects in colleges, communities, membership clubs and other fields for many years. In this issue, the students will also sing some difficult or unpopular songs such as "The Story of Embroidery" and "Wish of Mercy".
    It is reported that since this round of Shanghai epidemic, Shangkun has launched a series of cloud performances. Through platforms such as WeChat, it has launched the classic repertoire appreciation and analysis of "Arts Go Forward, Watching Yayun on the Cloud"; The online reading and appreciation of dramas, etc., the live broadcast data of Shangkun Douyin has also continuously reached new highs in recent years, and short videos of cloud practice are very popular. Gu Haohao, chairman of the Shanghai Dramatists Association and head of the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, said, "This year is the 21st year that Kunqu Opera has successfully applied for the World Heritage List. Every year on May 18, Shangkun will gather with everyone to celebrate the festival. Although due to the sudden epidemic, We can't see each other for a while, but our hearts are always with you all." May 15th to May 18th Live Online Poster

    May 15th to May 18th Live Online Poster


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