How did everyone fall in love with Yue opera? Let me tell you first.

I sorted through old things and dug out a few boxes of tapes. They have been left in the closet for more than ten years like abandoned concubines in the cold palace, but they are not decadent at all. They are as energetic as they were when they were deeply loved. .

Unknowingly, it turns out that I have been in love with Yue opera for so many years!

How did it start?

I remember it was an afternoon, around 1990, when I was still in junior high school. The TV at home was still a black and white TV with the characteristics of the times. It was a small screen with two channels. I don’t know which channel it was. , while playing the Yue opera "A Dream of Red Mansions: Baoyu Crying", I couldn't help but burst into tears. How could there be such touching affection? ! How come there is such a beautiful melody? ! How can you express your sorrow in such elegant words? ! From then on, he became a fan of Yue Opera.

For many years after that, from my youth to my youth, I always paid attention to watching Yue opera on TV. However, it was rare for northern TV stations to have Yue opera programs. When I started working and lived in a single dormitory, I didn’t even have to watch TV. I remember once when I was in a shopping mall, a Yue opera was playing on the TV in the home appliances area. So, I stood among a group of elderly people in the shopping mall and finished watching a play. . Later, I learned to be good and start shopping in the home appliances section. Later, I discovered that every household started to use cable TV. Zhejiang TV often showed Yue opera, including stage plays and live-action dramas, which were very exciting, so I often went to shopping malls to shop for home appliances. The eldest lady who sells electrical appliances turns out to be from Zhejiang. Over time, the two of us actually became theater friends. Every time I went to watch TV, I enjoyed the exclusive VIP seat - a small Maza.

In 1998, I bought a repeater to learn English. When I was buying English tapes at Xinhua Bookstore, I found two tapes of "Famous Duchess of Yue Opera Masters". I bought them home as if they were treasures. The lyrics of each aria are written in small characters on the inside of the label on the tape. I often hold the lyrics and listen to the music, experiencing the unique pronunciation rules of Wu Nong's soft language. I listen and sing along.

In 2002, I came to Jinan to study for graduate school. As soon as the semester started, the class first organized a small party so that the classmates could get familiar with each other as soon as possible. Everyone was asked to perform a show. I knew in advance that there was no one in the class. People in areas with free shipping can feel confident and bold enough to perform a piece of Yue Opera "Eighteen Years of Farewell". Anyway, the pronunciation of the words is not accurate and no one can understand it. Sure enough, judging from the expressions of the students, most of them did not understand the lyrics, but the applause was still very warm. The next day, a boy from another class from Zhejiang came to me to recognize his hometown, saying that he thought he was the only talented person from Jiangnan in the whole grade. He was so lonely! I couldn't bear to tell him that I was born and raised in Shandong!

Seeing that I was so serious about listening to the famous Yue opera scenes on an old repeater, my friend Xiaojing gave me a big gift, three boxes of Yue opera tapes of "Dream of Red Mansions", which originally belonged to her deceased mother. Relic, I have been happy for a long time.

At that time, CDs of Yue opera had begun to be sold on the market. I thought that when I graduated and earned money, I would buy a CD player, and then I would have a wonderful time listening to Yue opera while drinking tea. It’s a real pleasure! But after I graduated, computers became more common, and all I needed to do was buy Yue Opera CDs. However, before I even bought the CDs, I learned to find video and audio materials online.

Since then, the old repeaters have withdrawn from the stage of history, the treasured tapes have been shelved, and I have entered the era of enjoying a large number of free online resources.

In 2013, Yue opera entered a new era with the emergence of "Zhen Huan". A large number of young theater fans poured in. It was difficult to get a ticket in Shanghai. Theater fans from other places tried their best to find videos on the Internet. After watching the video of "Zhen Huan" on the Internet, I couldn't help but feel emotional. I wrote a drama review "Jiangnan Yue Yun, Pink Dai Zhen Huan - Watching Yue Opera lt; Zhen Huan gt; Uemoto's Feelings", which was published in Yue Opera From then on, I refused to be a silent Yue fan. I became a chatterbox, rambling, and kept writing Yue opera reviews. Over the past seven years, I have written more than a dozen.

In 2015, I reached another level on my road to love Yue. I watched a live Yue opera performance for the first time at the Shandong Provincial Grand Theater. It was the Yue opera "The Female Consort" starring Li Min. I gained a lot from watching the opera this time, because at the theater, I met a group of people who were holding banners to watch the opera. They were Yue opera fans from Shandong. I was so excited that with tears in my eyes, I held the hand of the group leader Ziqi and said: I finally found the organization!

Since then, under the leadership of the organization, I have not only been able to watch good shows and communicate with fellow Yue opera performers, but I have also started an era of going to the theater on high-speed trains. In early November 2020, two or three friends went from Jinan to Changzhou to watch the Yue Opera "Zhen Huan". After the show ended, they were still not satisfied. The three of them walked on the streets of Changzhou, reminiscing about the wonderful performance on the stage, and the wind with the warm atmosphere of Jiangnan blew on their faces. On the night, my heart was so happy that one by one, fireworks exploded in the dark blue night sky and splashed into gorgeous flowers. Later, I said that was the happiest moment of my 20 years, and my friend said that she was too.

From 1990 to 2021, 31 years have passed. From a teenager to a middle-aged man, I have moved to several cities. Friends around me have come and gone, but Yue Opera has always been by my side. , share my joys and sorrows, accompany me through my sorrows, relieve my loneliness, and give me happiness. It can be said that a good person is like having a best friend!

How did everyone fall in love with Yue opera? Write in the comment area and let’s communicate together!