Chapter 30 Thirteen. Artistic life (1)

I like working and studying, and I also like holidays. I spend almost all of my precious rest time (this time is often taken up) on reading and enjoying (movies and shows). As a youth worker, I enjoy a convenience: I often get free tickets for various theatrical performances.When I was still studying at the Central Youth League School, I watched "The Patriot" performed by the Youth Art Theater, which showed how a female revolutionary was steadfast and unyielding under torture.The actress has a rustling voice and a special expressiveness.The scene of torture is shown through projection, which is thrilling.Before the performance, Comrade Liao Chengzhi went to the Central Youth League School to give lectures, and he also specifically mentioned this play. At that time, Liao was the dean of "Youth Art" and the chairman of the All-China Youth Federation.

I also watched two versions of the opera "Liu Hulan", and the operas "The White-haired Girl", "Red Leaf River" and "Blood and Tears".After watching these operas, our companions, the members of the Youth League Committee, shouted and screamed, so excited that they were filled with class indignation, and wished they could kill Huang Shiren with their own hands.When I was watching "Chiye River" in the auditorium of the Ministry of Railways in Dongdan, there was a man who looked like a worker sitting next to him. He breathed out a strong smell of garlic. I tried my best to suppress my discomfort and try to convince myself that although his tone It’s not fresh, but he is our class brother and the cutest person. The test I am facing now is whether to despise other people’s garlic smell from a petty bourgeois point of view, or to love myself with proletarian emotion What about class brethren?Of course I chose the latter.

I like the Jin Opera flavor of the melody of "Liu Hulan" and the Hebei Bangzi flavor of "The White-haired Girl". "Kill me with a knife, cut me with an axe, you shouldn't spoil me like this..." One song is high-spirited, two songs are blood and tears, and three songs are winding beams. The revolution is born with the people's literature and art.The worry, indignation, depression, pain, enthusiasm, and shouting of Chinese folk songs and folk music and local operas are naturally matched with the revolution. "Foreign (Italian) opera" also touched youth.I was deeply moved by Zhang Quan and Li Guangxi's performance, exulted for the drinking song, and sad and angry for the final duet of Violetta and Alfred. Before the heroine died, they sang: "Let Let's leave this evil world and go to that distant place...", I want to tell them, "Let us destroy the evil old world and create a brand new society."

The art of Puccini and Verdi also built the road to revolution! I also watched Xiao Bai Yushuang's Pingju "Little Son-in-law" and Li Guiyun's Hebei Bangzi "Chen Miaochang" around the Spring Festival.Although the content of the former is plain, the singing is sweet, gentle, and affectionate.I can learn two words so far: "Bird oh into the singing forest, chicken on the nest oh oh, black hey oh Tianan um..." The latter I prefer music, the flute for accompaniment, and performance.Regardless of whether it is deep or shallow, the play is filled with yearning for a happy life and the sadness of not being able to get a happy life.

Of course there was no other means at that time, but just from the tube radio, I also listened to folk songs and songs close to folk songs from all over the world.It was only when the Communist Party came that I realized that there were so many wonderful folk songs and folk music all over China. During the period between the Kuomintang and Japan, the air in Beijing was only filled with popular songs and decadent sounds.Can the Communist Party be invincible?"Five Minor Tune" and "New Year's Greetings" from the Northeast, "Twelve Sickles" and "Xintianyou" from the Northwest, "Little River Flowing Water" and "Guessing the Tune" from Yunnan, "Embroidered Golden Bian" from Shanxi, and "Welcome Spring Dance" from Xinjiang "Xinjiang is Good", Inner Mongolia's "The Sun That Doesn't Rise on the Grassland"."Tibetan People Singing the Liberation Army" in Tibet.What I am particularly proud of is that when I hear it, I feel extraordinary, "If you die, you will die early, and you will die the next day, and I will go away!" Words and tones, this is the flame of revolution.A co-worker heard this and said, "You bitch!" I felt so much profanity.I do not like.When a person is young, literature and art, songs and music contain too much sacredness, it cannot tolerate "mortal" gossip, and even hates humor.Young people are prone to sentimentality and passion, but are too delicate for a sense of humor.

There is also Baoyin Delige, a singer from Inner Mongolia. I can't tell what she is singing in her long tune, but I conclude that she sings very well. Soon, it became very popular, and Nikitin from the Alexander Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe of the Soviet Army also sang in Chinese in the solo.And Baoyin Delig won the grand prize at the World Youth Festival.I have to be sure that I have hearing and ears. Once or twice I bought tickets on my own to watch the performances of the Central Song and Dance Troupe. The red silk dance they performed was very moving. I was even more fortunate to see the performances of many Soviet artists.Ulanova's ballet.Zoya, Mikhailov, Nikitin, Halima Nasserova (Kazakh), Tamara Hanon (Uzbekistan), Rashid Pebutov (Aserbaijan) , I am amazed.Especially the "Volga Boatman Song" sung by Mikhailov is deep and depressing.I believe that Karepin's oil painting "Trailers on the Volga River" is also an integral part of the spiritual resources of the October Revolution.Russian literature and art are too intense and tragic, and it is bound to ignite the raging fire of revolution.

Nikitin sang "The Flowers in the Spring Garden Are Good", gorgeous and soft, a little too creamy."Kazakh Waltz" sung by Kazakh singer Halima is open, bright and soul-stirring.Her singing and smiling made me fall in love.The "Selling Ballad" sung by Rashid of Aserbaijan is very expressive and captivating.